Re this quote in the Seattle Times article above: "It’s quite evident the wires show evidence of being smashed,” one source said.
How do you 'smash' a wire? With a brick or a rock or a hammer? Is this just bad English, or a typo? Are we supposed to 'correct' the word into another such as 'mash' or 'crush' or 'pinch' or anything that might make some sense, or is that taking liberties and are we expected to take this word at face value?
