In many countries, crossing the train track is prohibitted unless at the permitted location such as in the cross-road-track. In Japan, this action againts the rule and can bring the actor to the jail. In Indonesia and probably in some developing countries peole could cross the track easily and never care about the train as a user or even themselves.
I could not imagine, how the thieves did their action to steal the train signal cable, the important thing to control the train traffic. But, it happened and frequently happned in Indonesia, especially Jakarta. There was stolen cable in Jakarta on 27 July 2007. This very bad habbit caused around 50 trains have to wait for the maintenance.
How can we understand this case, the cable is underground cable. It took time to dig, took it out and brought it to their place. But, they still stole. Woo, poor moral. They (thieves) never think about the safety of other people, the only thing they care about is money. After stealing, they sell the cable and use the money for drugs. Oh, poor culture.
