Beware all 'residential power thieves'

We just hope John doesn't get fined. From Reuters:

More than 1,000 inspectors from [Shanghai's] power department have teamed up with local police to scour China's economic hub for electricity larceny, 95 percent of which was committed by "residential power thieves," Xinhua said.

"During the campaign, authorities are finding that restaurants and hairdressers located in residential buildings are the most frequent power stealers," it said. ...

Tampering with power meters to cut high electrical bills was the most common form of power theft in the city, it said. ...

Thieves caught in the current crackdown would face fines of up to five times their unpaid fees, but that might not be enough to pull the plug on the crimes, Xinhua said.

"The penalty is too mild to really curb the big power thefts," it said.