So this is interesting. Remember the couple of cases of people shooting at four electrical substations near Tacoma in Washington State, seemingly without obvious reasons on Christmas?
Well, two people just got arrested for it. And it's an interesting story.
https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdwa/press-release/file/1560621/download
@Pwnallthethings
Madness
And who keeps money in the till?
In rural areas? A nontrivial percentage of (especially independent/mom&pop) businesses do.
@ferricoxide @Pwnallthethings
I believe it
I just don't think it is sensible for any business. Sadly rural crime is a thing
A lot of people love the idea of living "someplace we don't have to lock our doors". Coming from such an area, there were (and even still are) plenty of people that lived their lives that way. Leaving money in the till was part of that mind-set. That said, most don't leave more than an amount necessary to make the first-of-the-day's sales change (which is to say, definitely not worth elaborate breakin plans, let alone wiping out the local grid).
@ferricoxide @Pwnallthethings
If that's all they were after, then why not just force the door and crowbar open the till?
Perhaps they'd watched Die Hard and thought they were breaking in to the vault at Nakatomi Tower 😂
The "can't believe the stupidity" part of me says "they think they'll avoid a terrorism charge by claiming it was just a misguided robbery scheme".
The less optimistic part of me thinks "they might just be THAT stupid that they thought they needed to go that complicated a route".
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billheywood
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