WITW: Plan That Backfired

Man Sets Off His Own Booby Trap

LANSING, Mich. - A man tired of burglars nearly blew off his hand when bomb-like devices he set around his house exploded in his presence instead, authorities said.

V.I., 50, ran to a neighbor's house Thursday with a bloody towel wrapped around his right hand.

"Apparently, he was trying to set booby traps to get the next guy who tried to break in," fire Lt. M.M. said.

V.I. had been the victim of several break-ins, she said.

The neighbor said the explosives were "like a pipe bomb. He accidentally triggered it, and it almost blew his hand off."

Police were investigating with the intent to pursue charges.

"Anything that goes `bang' is illegal," police Lt. Bruce F. said. "I can't think of any (legal) reason why someone would be making a bomb."
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For the record, protecting your house with any sort of artificial mechanical device that could kill someone is illegal. Trusting the Lord is a much better way to keep your family and (as this guy showed!) yourself safe.