DTE response [[or lack of) to the boy electrocuted by a downed power line

[Scottathew]

While the word formally connotes death, it is commonly used to mean a severe, life-threatening shock from electricity.

It's also used to exaggerate when someone wants to try to blame a utility for a lack of common sense from a young boy who was old enough to have it and thankfully survived.

This was an uncommon storm event with wide-scale damage across many states. The government and utilities can only protect us so much. At some point we have to put our big-boy pants on and make decisions for ourselves.