Most shoeboxes are controlled by a timer, so it wouldn't be dangerous to steal the wire when the timer is off. Most wire theives don't know that thankfully. That doesn't stop them from cutting live wires thoguh.
I meant the people that own the pole are likely fed up with people stealing the wire and having to pay to get it fixed, that's why they welded the plate on.
@ Devonte; because it's basically a solid fact. Most shoeboxes are in parking lots and most parking lots don't need lights on after a certain hour, so they use a timer to let's say turn them on from 6PM to 12AM.
I've seen handhole covers tied shut with Shaw's shopping bags at the local Shaw's Supermarket near me. I've seen rope used, duct tape, bungi cords, electrical tape, heck I've even seen hot glue gun glue and caulking used top hold handhole covers shut.
Well, find where i said "All shoeboxes are controlled by a timer". Well good luck finding that because that's NOT what i said. There are instances where a special PC and realy would exist, but most places have a timer.
Well looks like Mike said that most shoeboxes were timer controlled and then Devonte asked him why he said most were timer controlled which started this whole debate.
At the church I used to go to, they had a switch in the basement that turned on the three HPS shoebox lights in the front. Locked in a room of course. Not on a timer, just a normal heavy duty flip-switch.
Here they have tried using a pair of lamp brackets bolted across the cover, with the bolts welded. I did suggest they drill a hole through the cover and the bracket to use a bolt to prevent the bracket from being hammered down the pole to open the cover ( inventive buggers these thieves are) to steal 5m of cable worth 50c as scrap.
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I've seen some parking lots here use group relay but timer seems to be the most common.
And amen to the verse you just spoken which is Exodus 20:15 KJV!!!