This is why we tell people to stay away from power lines...

Here's a story out of the Charleston (WVa) Daily Mail that paints a not-so-pretty picture of what can happen when people starting messing with power lines.

Usually when we talk about safety related to power lines, we focus on keeping children away while they are playing, or making sure you know what to do if you come around power lines down on the ground.

In this story, the unlucky fellow was not only a victim of his own stupidity but suffered the most severe punishment for a criminal act.: Deputies say a Logan County man was electrocuted after he tried to take grounding cable from a utility pole.

Losing your life for a few dollars of copper wire doesn't seem like a fair trade.