Cat burglar electrocuted after climbing up outside of Sukhumvit Road hotel - anti-theft wire got him

[wombat]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

electrical anti-theft wires. 

 

i have to love the way they think.

[rwill]

2 hours ago, worgeordie said:

But the burglar did not know there was a risk , maybe risk of of falling .....

Depends on if the hotel had signs posted or not.  Perhaps with a graphic of someone getting shocked for those that can not read.

[Jaybott]

7 hours ago, VocalNeal said:

 

He wouldn't have got (gotten if one wants to give away one's nationality but that's a different thread) burns

He wouldn't have received burns...

 

What country are you from?

[Bangkok Barry]

7 hours ago, jak2002003 said:

How can that be allowed?! 

 

Can I run an electric wire around my garden wall to kill the person who  limbs over to nick my mangos?  

Maybe. Someone in our village shot dead a kid stealing an apple from a tree and was never prosecuted. Came to a financial arrangement with the parents, no doubt negotiated with their 'agent' the police who took a cut, left the village for awhile and is now back as if nothing happened. But then, he was Thai and you're not.

[jak2002003]

I want to leave a pile of money or some jewelry on top of my wall. With a sign to say 'do not touch this'..and connect it to the mains.  See how many people are piled up dead in the morning. ????

[kidneyw]

11 hours ago, webfact said:

Police said it was a clear case of a burglar being killed by an anti-theft device.

 

So it is not just elephants.

[Peabody]

6 hours ago, Boyn said:

No body has mentioned another type of anti burglar device this is called a policeman do they have these in LOS? If they do what exactly do they do?

 

This post is for entertainment only.

Apparently, they are never charged...
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[PETERTHEEATER]

11 hours ago, 2long said:

Some vital information here.... "He was fully clothed and had sneakers on."

The soles of his sneakers must have been electrically conductive.

[MrJ2U]

Good deterrent.

 

Hate ripoffs.. 

[cracker1]

10 hours ago, Photoguy21 said:

220V can kill you it depends on the circumstances when you connect.

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I believe it is the Amps that may kill you and not the volts. I have an electric fence with 10,000 volts running through it and it will set you back a bit but not kill you.

I think Crossey will give you better advice.

 

[it is what it is]

12 hours ago, ChrisY1 said:

Most countries have laws against live electrical burglar proofing wires....causing death would be a major crime!

 

most countries need to take a long hard look at their anti intruder/stalker/burglar legislation and learn from thailand. these criminals deserve all they get.

[CanadaSam]

Methinks a law allowing 110 volts for anti-theft should be allowed?

 

By the way, what happened to the circuit breaker when this dude died?

 

[Scott Tracy]

14 hours ago, seeyoujimmy said:

The UK has 240v

As does the United States and many other countries...

[Scott Tracy]

15 hours ago, carlyai said:

The 240v gave away your Indian nationality.

India uses 230v. Please get your facts right before you start down a road you really don't want to travel.

[jaywalker]

16 hours ago, 2long said:

Some vital information here.... "He was fully clothed and had sneakers on."

Reminds me of the motorbike driver in Pattaya, that crashed and died while wearing a condom some years back. ????????????

[hotchilli]

18 hours ago, ChrisY1 said:

Most countries have laws against live electrical burglar proofing wires....causing death would be a major crime!

Yeah but this is Thailand.. not "mamby-pamby" Europe or the west.

[Lazybones]

18 hours ago, Muhendis said:

You're showing you're age.

It's been 230v for years.

Australia has 240v

[steven100]

8 minutes ago, Lazybones said:

Australia has 240v

yes ... Australia 240V  ,  USA 120V  ,  UK 230V   I think ,   NZ 230V also.   

some are 50Hz   and some are  60Hz .

[Muhendis]

29 minutes ago, steven100 said:

yes ... Australia 240V  ,  USA 120V  ,  UK 230V   I think ,   NZ 230V also.   

some are 50Hz   and some are  60Hz .

And they can all kill under the right conditions ie by grabbing hold of the uninsulated burglar wire with one hand and a grounded bit of metal (balcony rail) with the other.

Cats would be wise to wear kite marked safety approved rubber gloves.

[Photoguy21]

12 hours ago, cracker1 said:

 

You are 100% correct. In fact is you are wet such as sweating a current of as low as 20mA can be fatal

[2008bangkok]

On 9/6/2022 at 11:47 AM, Photoguy21 said:

220V can kill you it depends on the circumstances when you connect.

Yeah no earth probably, they been having electric fences in Uk for years to deter animals with a slight buzz from getting out, doesn't kill them

[cheapcanuck]

No sympathy for the thief.

 

[seeyoujimmy]

On 9/6/2022 at 3:41 PM, Muhendis said:

You're showing you're age.

It's been 230v for years.

Thanks I did not know it has been changed by the EU I could have been to concerned but the shape of vegetables at that time.

[Confuscious]

On 9/6/2022 at 11:47 AM, Photoguy21 said:

220V can kill you it depends on the circumstances when you connect.

Looks like some posters here are "ignorant" about Electricity.

It's not the "Voltage" that kills a human being (or many living beings) but the "CURRENT".

Every SAFETY-CUTTER reacts on the amount of CURRENT which can kill a human.

In wet surfaces, a 30mA cut off the current when current is leaking.
In other surfaces, a 300mA cut off the current when current is leaking.

You can kill a human with 12 Volt and a current of 300 mAmp!!!!!

[soi3eddie]

On 9/6/2022 at 9:41 AM, Muhendis said:

You're showing you're age.

It's been 230v for years.

and soon 88 Pence Per KWH here in the UK. What was the cost to fry this unfortunate? 

 

That said, surely a non-fatal animal electric fence such as farmers use would have been sufficient. RIP

 

 

 

[Photoguy21]

7 hours ago, Confuscious said:

Looks like some posters here are "ignorant" about Electricity.

It's not the "Voltage" that kills a human being (or many living beings) but the "CURRENT".

Every SAFETY-CUTTER reacts on the amount of CURRENT which can kill a human.

In wet surfaces, a 30mA cut off the current when current is leaking.
In other surfaces, a 300mA cut off the current when current is leaking.

You can kill a human with 12 Volt and a current of 300 mAmp!!!!!

It is the current yes and can be as low as 20mA depending upon the circumstances. I set 15mA for home. And everything in the house works fine but we are all protected.

Tell me, have you ever commissioned an 11kV sub station? You sound like you have but I could be wrong.

[VocalNeal]

On 9/6/2022 at 4:01 PM, wombat said:

i have to love the way they think.

electrical anti-theft wires. 

 

Edited September 8, 2022 by VocalNeal

[SAFETY FIRST]

On 9/6/2022 at 8:18 AM, webfact said:

The anti-theft device was turned on from 10 pm to 5 am the hotel told police

An anti-theft device. 

 

It's doing its job

 

[SAFETY FIRST]

12 hours ago, Confuscious said:

You can kill a human with 12 Volt and a current of 300 mAmp!!!!!

0.3 of an Amp? 

 

The current would have to be higher at 12volts. 

[SAFETY FIRST]

On 9/7/2022 at 2:10 AM, CanadaSam said:

By the way, what happened to the circuit breaker when this dude died?

 

Hmmm, a circuit breaker. 

 

If a circuit breaker was fitted and tripped, it would not be an anti-theft device.