Joke Collection Website - Bulletin headlines - "Optical cables have no copper and are useless if stolen." This slogan was often seen in the past. Why did cutting of optical cables happen so often?

"Optical cables have no copper and are useless if stolen." This slogan was often seen in the past. Why did cutting of optical cables happen so often?

I still can’t tell the difference between optical cable and electrical cable.

To be honest, I didn’t know how valuable this thing was until three or four light bulbs were stolen in front of my house. Things are not valuable, but people will always steal them, not to mention that the appearance of optical cables is basically the same as that of electrical cables, making it difficult to distinguish them.

In the past, cables were stolen because the central material of the cable was copper, which was relatively valuable. Depending on the region, the market price is about 15 to 30 yuan/jin. The ones with the outer skin peeled off are more expensive than the ones with the skin. At the same time, the manufacturer and specifications of the cable will also affect its sales. But usually with a little effort, you can get thousands of dollars.

This makes those people who are not doing their job properly and have evil intentions worry about it. Since the cables are unattended, they can just get a bunch of them and sell them at a good price, which is much lower risk than other risks. Therefore, although people are sentenced for stealing cables every year, and warning slogans are always shouted, this behavior is still prohibited repeatedly.

In the eyes of these people, just stealing some metal is no big deal. But in fact, this is damage to the country's public property, and the method of stealing is to destroy power facilities, which is prone to explosion and combustion and other consequences, endangering public safety. In 2001, there was a case of cable theft, which resulted in the collapse of four high-voltage transmission line towers. Five people in this power equipment theft gang were sentenced to death. In contrast, a fraud case involving the same amount of damage may only result in a life sentence at most.

But maybe the cost of stealing cables is too low. Even if the regulations are strict, people still steal them. Even if the optical cables are replaced, the theft gangs still persevere and dance happily within the red line of illegality.

Unlike electrical cables, the inner core material of optical cables is quartz, which is glass. It's really useless to cut it off. But the thieves don't know. From the appearance, they think it's a cable, and they think your slogan is just to scare them and cut off their financial resources. They are unaware of the harm their actions have caused to society, and do not believe that this slogan is a well-intentioned persuasion. They probably can only repent in prison.