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I wouldn't assume it was accidental. There were rifle attacks on power stations in California back in 2014 that came very close to causing widespread blackouts
by galangalalgol 5y ago
I wouldn't assume it was accidental. There were rifle attacks on power stations in California back in 2014 that came very close to causing widespread blackouts in one of our most densely populated areas. It took them 27 days to get the station back up and running. Imagine LA without power for a month... They considered that a dress rehearsal and a message. Maybe this is similar?
- Grazester 5y agoWell the article says they were in a car shooting into the air. I would assume some street criminal was having fun or doing a drive by warning by shooting into the air from inside their car but who knows.
- fmajid 5y agoThere were also targeted attacks against AT&T infrastructure in the Bay Area: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/09/more-california-fiber-optic-cable-severed-as-att-offers-250k-reward/ https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/09/more-california-... It was fiber optic cable so you can't blame copper theft as the motive, sabotage was clearly intended. In this case, Oakland being Oakland, it could just as well have been hoodlums trying to show off their marksmanship.
- kube-system 5y ago> It was fiber optic cable so you can't blame copper theft as the motive, sabotage was clearly intended. It very well could be. But, people who steal things often do so hastily.
- newbamboo 5y agoAnd before that https://www.wired.com/2009/04/cable-sabotage/ https://www.wired.com/2009/04/cable-sabotage/