Electrical Engineering - Eco-Terrorism: How not to do it

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Eco-Terrorism: How not to do it

Bill Habr

2008-03-19, 5:25 pm

http://www.islandguardian.com/archives/00001878.html

03/17/2008: "Eco-Terrorism On Orcas"

”I did it to punish the rich white people of Orcas Island and make them pay for the death
of the whales and the depletion of the rain forests” -Mondragon

Gabriel Thomas Mondragon, 29 years old, who recently arrived from New Mexico, explained to
Sheriff’s Deputies that in an attempt to make the people on Orcas “suffer just like the
whales and trees”, he attempted to use a tree limbing saw -on a metal pole- to cut through
a 69,000 volt power line.

According to the sheriff’s report, the man, identified as Gabriel Mondragon, also stated
he wanted to protest “the death of Luna the whale and the destruction of the rain forest.”

Being well informed on the power of high voltage power lines, Mondragon cleverly put on
several pair of latex dish washing gloves to isolate him from electrocution, and proceeded
to touch saw to power line.

Mondragon was found laying on his back some distance from the line, his pants had been on
fire, where they had burned away from his hips down. His gloves had partially melted, and
he had “first, second and third degree burns’ on various parts of his body. He was, in
short, lucky to be alive. He now has some medical and legal problems to deal with,
including some interest in his actions by the FBI.

Long Ranger

2008-03-20, 3:25 am

"Bill Habr" <billhabr@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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> http://www.islandguardian.com/archives/00001878.html
>
> 03/17/2008: "Eco-Terrorism On Orcas"
>
>
> "I did it to punish the rich white people of Orcas Island and make them
> pay for the death
> of the whales and the depletion of the rain forests" -Mondragon
>
> Gabriel Thomas Mondragon, 29 years old, who recently arrived from New
> Mexico, explained to
> Sheriff's Deputies that in an attempt to make the people on Orcas "suffer
> just like the
> whales and trees", he attempted to use a tree limbing saw -on a metal
> pole- to cut through
> a 69,000 volt power line.
>
> According to the sheriff's report, the man, identified as Gabriel
> Mondragon, also stated
> he wanted to protest "the death of Luna the whale and the destruction of
> the rain forest."
>
> Being well informed on the power of high voltage power lines, Mondragon
> cleverly put on
> several pair of latex dish washing gloves to isolate him from
> electrocution, and proceeded
> to touch saw to power line.
>
>
> Mondragon was found laying on his back some distance from the line, his
> pants had been on
> fire, where they had burned away from his hips down. His gloves had
> partially melted, and
> he had "first, second and third degree burns' on various parts of his
> body. He was, in
> short, lucky to be alive. He now has some medical and legal problems to
> deal with,
> including some interest in his actions by the FBI.

I'm always on the prowl for a laugh, and that is one of the best I've had in
some time. Pseudo-intellectuals like that always entertain me.

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