People do die for it[0] [1]. Not to sound too flippant but the lengths they go to just to steal some wire is genuinely shocking. Do they not appreciate the dangers?

[0] http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/s/1090905_m... [1] http://www.whtimes.co.uk/news/substation_electrocution_trage...