Recently someone shot a wind turbine at Maple Ridge Wind farm
“multiple shots” to the structure. Caused oil
leaks and the turbine had to be shut down.
Apparently this is not an
isolated incident. However, shooting at turbines is illegal, and there
are serious consequences involved, an
attack on a wind turbine can be considered an attack on a power plant and federal
laws come into play.
State police seek suspect who shot turbines in Lowville
OCTOBER 3, 2012
LOWVILLE — State police are looking for the suspect who shot a wind turbine at Maple Ridge Wind Farm.
State police investigating shooting at Mehoopany Wind Farm site.
August 14,2012
Pennsylvania
BY DENIS J. O'MALLEY
Staff Writer
Citizens voice
NOXEN TWP. - State police are looking for a man who shot a 58-year-old woman who was inside a car he ordered to leave the area of the Mehoopany Wind Farm.
The car was driving in the area of the wind farm, which spans 9,000 acres across Wyoming County, when it came upon a man driving a green all-terrain vehicle, state police said.
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Wind turbine near Dexter damaged by gunfire
March 13,2012
Minnesota
By Kay Fate
The Post-Bulletin, Austin MN
The Post-Bulletin, Austin MN
DEXTER — Two bullets to the radiator motor of a wind turbine in Dexter have resulted in up to $40,000 worth of needed repairs, authorities said.
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More turbines shot in Ubly
March 3,2011
By Kate Hessling
Staff Writer
Staff Writer
Huron daily Tribune
SHERIDAN TWP — Wind park officials reported another incident involving turbines being damaged by gunfire in the Michigan Wind I wind farm near Ubly.
SHERIDAN TWP — Wind park officials reported another incident involving turbines being damaged by gunfire in the Michigan Wind I wind farm near Ubly.
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Wind turbine’s volt transformer shot
Michigan
December 11, 2010
By STACY LANGLEY
Tribune Staff Writer
Huron daily Tribune
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Romainia
July 26,2010
Romania insider.com
The wind farm frenzy in Dobrogea has gone wild when five people where shot with rubber bullets on the premises of one of these wind farm projects in the area earlier today. The shooting followed a conflict between the inhabitants and the mayor in Cogealac locality, on one hand, and the body guards protecting the wind farm project which is being built there.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Reward offered forinformation in turbine shooting
PennsylvaniaJune 1, 2010
PennsylvaniaJune 1, 2010
6 comments:
I suppose now the State Police will put a bounty on "The Maple Ridge Turbine Sniper"
sounds like he could be a serial turbine shooter, been active around the world.
If Interpol gets invloved, they may want to check all the wind project communities around the world for any ex-military types that have been treated and released from a hospital ,suffering from "wind turbine stress syndrome"
Pandy, what you failed to cite is a new profiling strategy by law enforcement nationwide that has led to a remarkable number of arrests in cases involving wind turbine vandalism and destruction.
Once police are informed of an incident, such as the shooting of a turbine in Maple Ridge, they begin patrolling within the boundaries of the wind project. They look for and detain all individuals they encounter who have a "pleased and satisfied demeanor." This of course would include all owners of land within the project that have leases.
However, when police find an individual within the confines of the wind project with a "pleased and satisfied demeanor" without a wind lease - Bingo, they have their man/woman! Police also report that once confronted these turbine vandals quickly confess, show little repentance and smile a lot.
Probably be the first time this hunter has ever bragged about bagging a "3 point rack"
9:32 You speak of these turbine snipers as if they are common criminals,or vandals.
Civil disobedience usually comes with a high degree of moral righteousness, and reconciliation that one may be punished-thus the lack of repentance,and display of self-satisfaction that you describe.
Historical literature both factual and fiction is full of references of the "good guys" that engage in socially unacceptable practices for the good of man, or for the righting of a wrong,perpetrated on unknowing or helpless victims. . I.e. Robin Hood, Zorro,Batman, Elliot Ness , etc. etc.
Lets try to look at this from their perspective.
You forgot to mention Bernard Goetz.
2:03
Right on. Look at the movie The "Melagro Bean Field Wars"
It should be our model for protest.
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