Thieves steal copper wiring from artsy new $588 million bridge in L.A.

A couple of years ago Los Angeles replaced an old bridge.  The new one cost $588 million--including millions to put hi-tech lights under its 20 arches.

The project was completed in July of 2022.

A few days ago a third of those lights stopped working.  Actually no one knows exactly when they stopped, but they do know why: thieves stole the valuable copper wiring.

Thieves steal copper wire because it's easy, and because there's so much of it that it's impossible to guard it all.  And re-cyclers pay the thieves for the copper wire without asking questions.  Just like the massive thefts of catalytic converters--$2,000 in repair cost for thugs to get $50 bucks for the platinum plating.   

The Public Works Department refuses to say when they think the wiring will be replaced.

The city admits this is not the first time thieves have stolen street light wiring.

My fix: Execute copper thieves.  On live TV.  Then when you replace the wiring, weld the damn access panels shut.

Instead, since this is the corrupt, criminal-coddling shithole of LA, in the equally corrupt Peoples' Republic of Cali, none of the above will happen.  There will be no effort to block these thefts.  The morons who run the city will simply replace the wires--at a cost of a few hundred thousand dollars--and a few months later the thieves will return for another $2,000 night.

This will keep getting worse end as long as the Democrats rule, since the corrupt, Soros-backed DA refuses to prosecute thieves, drug dealers, rapists and murderers.

Democrat: "Gee deplorable, stop whining!  Dis not a big deal!  The city has insurance that will cover that!"

Here's the hoot: The 20 arches that were so lavishly lit?  They aren't "structural," meaning they aren't needed for the bridge to work.  "Well why are they there?"  Answer: They're just "artistic."  And if putting those unneeded arches on the bridge added $150 million to the cost, so what?  

Cuz...Art, citizen.  Fo' duh rezidents of L.A, Art is reeeely worth spending millions on.

Source.

https://lamag.com/crimeinla/copper-thieves-rob-6th-street-bridge-ribbon-of-light