Man arrested when he plugged his phone charger into a socket on the Taipei metro..
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/02...t_electricity/
A man has been arrested and charged after plugging his mobile phone charger into a socket on the Taipei metro. While I can sort of understand if they charged him for using electricity without consent (the socket was apparently clearly labelled with a not for public use notice), I did laugh when I read the reason given.. Quote:
At the very least, I would have thought they'd be on seperate circuits, properly protected by RCDs. If that's not the case, then I'd have thought that someone plugging a charger in would be the least of their problems. I'll admit, I am not an electrician, or an expert on Railway electrics, but I'd have thought just plugging in a mobile phone charger, short circuit or not, shouldn't be able to take out a metro underground system? |
Re: Man arrested when he plugged his phone charger into a socket on the Taipei metro.
It can't, it's just an excuse for them :) Bit excessive though. A slap on the wrist or a fine would have been sufficient.
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