On Sun, 04 Dec 2011 19:40:26 -0500, "
wrote:

Copper theft won't stop until we actually punish the
****ers.


Water boarding is not punishment...

It's actually pretty easy to stop it.

1) Require ID to sell scrap (and dealers to record ID info)
2) Take picture and/or thumb print of sellers
3) Require buyers to pay by check

It worked around here.

Those methods are used here locally. Police are actively involved in
monitoring sale of material to scrap yards.

Copy of ID, thumb print and checks for anything over ten dollars.