Which like I said, ignorance and irrational fear abounds. Now you know we have two grounds, the utility ground everything has plus the redundant earth ground they made us add.Like most everything, mc is ignorant on electrical wiring. There is one ground and that is the utility neutral. The Earth safety [ground rod, Ufer, copper pipe] is connected to it in the event lightning hits the electrical service. The Earth safety takes the current to earth, not the neutral.
The Earth safety on equipment is to prevent the chassis becoming live in the event of accident or failure.
Nervous Nanny:
1. remove safety ground pin
2. slide heavy amp w captive cord into rack
3. pinch cable between amp and rack, cut through insulation to hot lead
4. drop amp
5. cut off toe
I see SatTV and Cable 'grounded' to hose bibs on houses plumbed with PEX.