> Does that give the tech the legal right to chop up a wire he
> *knew* was in active participation in theft of service?  I
> don't know.  IANAL.

The tech probably isn't a lawyer either. Whether Dave was
doing anything illegal is irrelevant. The tech doesn't have the
power to be judge, jury and executioner, and especially not
on Dave's private property. There's a process to go through.
If it's criminal you call the cops, if it's civil you call the office
and they get lawyer on to it. Maybe suspend the service. If
a case is proven against Dave, then the few hours it took to
do that properly is unimportant

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