{"id":24998,"date":"2026-09-19T11:37:37","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T09:37:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/19\/just-cut-the-wires-why-uk-conspiracy-theorists-are-destroying-traffic-scanners\/"},"modified":"2026-09-19T11:37:37","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T09:37:37","slug":"just-cut-the-wires-why-uk-conspiracy-theorists-are-destroying-traffic-scanners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/19\/just-cut-the-wires-why-uk-conspiracy-theorists-are-destroying-traffic-scanners\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Just cut the wires\u2019: why UK conspiracy theorists are destroying traffic scanners"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sensors that monitor vehicle volume are said to be \u2018electronic assault weapons\u2019 by the \u2018Blade Runners\u2019 group<\/p>\n

At the top of an extendable ladder on a quiet street of Ilfracombe, in Devon, an older woman dressed smartly in cropped trousers, a red rain jacket and matching red socks is chopping at some wires at the top of a set of traffic lights with a small pair of pliers.<\/p>\n

A grey-haired man holding a takeaway coffee supports the ladder, while others, filming their activities, give encouragement from behind the camera. \u201cYeah, that\u2019s how you do it,\u201d says one man. \u201cJust cut the wires.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\nSensors that monitor vehicle volume are said to be \u2018electronic assault weapons\u2019 by the \u2018Blade Runners\u2019 group
\nAt the top of an extendable ladder on a quiet street of Ilfracombe, in Devon, an older woman dressed smartly in cropped trousers, a red rain jacket and matching red socks is chopping at some wires at the top of a set of traffic lights with a small pair of pliers.
\nA grey-haired man holding a takeaway coffee supports the ladder, while others, filming their activities, give encouragement from behind the camera. \u201cYeah, that\u2019s how you do it,\u201d says one man. \u201cJust cut the wires.\u201d Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sensors that monitor vehicle volume are said to be \u2018electronic assault weapons\u2019 by the \u2018Blade Runners\u2019 group At the top of an extendable ladder on a quiet street of Ilfracombe, in Devon, an older woman dressed smartly in cropped trousers, a red rain jacket and matching red socks is chopping at some wires at the …<\/p>\n

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