I have been seeing so many articles like this, I think we need to start a thread...

[BohemianLush]

Titled: Scrap Metal Darwin Awards...

I'll go first...
Wichita man died while trying to steal copper in Southeast Wichita | KSN TV

[BohemianLush]

Here are some more gems from around the interwebs:

Suspected scrapper becomes trapped, dies in Detroit manhole while hunting metal | MLive.com
UPDATE: No charges against Stinky's Scrap Metals owner - KTEN.com - No One Gets You Closer
Man electrocuted on top of Mass Ave. building - 13 WTHR Indianapolis

[scrappy888]

Props to the old man that shot the thief..

Thx for the article..

[parrothead]

Good topic. Keep them coming!

[Mechanic688]

THis is not scrapping related but being that your handing out Darwin Awards, this guy deserves one.

Police: Suspect's robbery note gives away his ID and residence | KSN TV

[taterjuice]

Idiots proof natural selection is alive and well !

[BohemianLush]

Here is another one...they didn't die when they were stealing, but you can bet your a$$ that if the residents of Moore get their hands on them they will string them up. I am ashamed to say they are from my home state.

Virginia Men Arrested For Looting In Oklahoma After Deadly Tornado

[BohemianLush]

awesome... this woman was exonerated because she was too fat to have committed the crime!

Syracuse man's ex-girlfriend too large to have stolen copper pipe from basement, police determine | syracuse.com

[Jonniebrass]

awesome... this woman was exonerated because she was too fat to have committed the crime!

Syracuse man's ex-girlfriend too large to have stolen copper pipe from basement, police determine | syracuse.com

Woman probably had M S D ( multi snacking disorder) and would have used for an excuse in court anyways.

[msearl3244]

We had a local thief a few years back that was trying to steal some buried copper grounding wire by a cell phone tower installation. He hooked a winch cable to the wire somehow and was winching it with a winch on the front of his truck. However he had it attached to the cable came loose and the clevis hook snapped back and came through his window and killed him. They found him the next morning slumped over his steering wheel dead.

Everyone knew he was a thief, he had just not been caught yet. I guess he got a full heaping of justice.