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On 20/08/2016 22:06, Tim Streater wrote:


Possibly, possibly. But it was still the fault of the scroats. And they
didn't even get away with the cable - they'd overlooked how to escape
with 400m of 400-pair.


The media probably ensured that similar crimes would continue by
reporting that thieves took copper _worth_ many £100k.

The monetary value they usually quote is the manpower and materials cost
to repair the damage and not the scrap value of what was stolen

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