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(10 January 2010, Brazil) An electrical discharge made toast of municipal guard Arthur de Souza Coelho, 47, on Sunday evening. According to police reports, he had installed a tiny electric fence around his car to protect against the frequent robberies that occur in his neighborhood in Bel�m, Par�. Then (direct translation from Portuguese) "he forgot that he had left the fence on and he finished dying with the electric shock."

After all, we are all dying, but some finish sooner than others.

An electrical discharge made a victim, the municipal guard Arthur de Souza Coelho, 47 years old, on the evening of this sunday (January 10th), Par�� - Brazil. Accordingly with the reports of cops, the guard installed a tiny electric fence around his car to protect him against the frequent robbery that occurs around the neighboorhood where his lived. Though he forgot that he have left the fence turned on and end up dying due the electrical discharge.

The full report is here http://oglobo.globo.com/cidades/mat/2010/01/11/guarda-esquece-de-cerca-eletrica-morre-ao-tomar-choque-no-para-915500977.asp

Guard forgets surrounds electric and dies when taking shock in Par�

Plant�o | Published in 11/01/2010 to 09h29m

BEL�M - An electric shock vitimou the municipal guard Arthur de Souza Rabbit, of 47 years, in the afternoon of sunday in Bel�m, Par�. In accordance with the story of military policemen, the guard had installed small a fence electric around of the car to protect it against constant robberies of the quarter where it liveed. However, it forgot that he had left the fence on and he finished dying with the electric shock.

The body of the guard was found, to the side of the vehicle Goal, the garage, for the wife of it. Arthur liveed with the family in the set Guajar� II, in the Street Santar�m, Ananindeua.

The guard was in recess house and would go to return to the service in the sunday night. In accordance with a brother-in-law of the victim, who did not want to identify itself, the wife was very shaken with the death of the husband and no relative would go to comment on the accident that vitimou Arthur. It leaves the wife and a son.

Beyond some curious ones, some men of Municipal Guarda had been in the place to give solidarity to the family. He has 18 years, Arthur integrated Municipal Guarda of Bel�m.

Submitted on 01/11/2010

Submitted by: Daniel
Reference: http://oglobo.globo.com/cidades/mat/2010/01/11/guarda-esquece-de-cerca-eletrica-morre-ao-tomar-choqu

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Bruce said:
Definitely Keep: Darwin Award
Forgetting about a deadly anti-theft system that you install yourself is pretty darned stupid! Thanks, Daniel!

James said:
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Well, this fellow "built a better mousetrap"...and, by golly, it worked as advertised! Gadzooks, how stupid! Thanks, Daniel!

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