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Police: Man Sets Off His Own Booby Trap
By Associated Press
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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.
Victor Iacobescu, 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. Maggie Murphy said.
Iacobescu had been the victim of several break-ins, she said.
The neighbor, Patrick Struble, 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 Ferguson said. "I can't think of any (legal) reason why someone would be making a bomb."
Police: Man Sets Off His Own Booby Trap
By Associated Press
******** type=text/javascript>document.write(getElapsed("20070915T013 838Z"));*********>Fri Sep 14, 6:38 PM<NOSCRIPT>UPDATED 15 HOURS 31 MINUTES AGO</NOSCRIPT>
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.
Victor Iacobescu, 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. Maggie Murphy said.
Iacobescu had been the victim of several break-ins, she said.
The neighbor, Patrick Struble, 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 Ferguson said. "I can't think of any (legal) reason why someone would be making a bomb."
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Or removes his ability to pass his genes on to the next generation.
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Well, he almost removed his ability to...oh sorry, this isn't the club, better stop right there...
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I got one. A 20 year old guy made a potato gun out of steal pipe, and wanted something to make a little bigger boom then the old stand-by spray cans. So in all of his wisdom, he decided on black powder, held the butt of the thing to his gut and fired the thing. Turns out the steel pipe was not strong enough to contain the explosion, the butt end blew off right threw him. DOA by the time the paramedics showed up. It was about 2 weeks ago, about 10 miles from me.
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Originally Posted by ashshade
I got one. A 20 year old guy made a potato gun out of steal pipe, and wanted something to make a little bigger boom then the old stand-by spray cans. So in all of his wisdom, he decided on black powder, held the butt of the thing to his gut and fired the thing. Turns out the steel pipe was not strong enough to contain the explosion, the butt end blew off right threw him. DOA by the time the paramedics showed up. It was about 2 weeks ago, about 10 miles from me.
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Man Builds Guillotine to Kill Himself
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Wed Sep 12, 2:05 PM
ALLEN PARK, Mich. - The body of a 41-year-old man was found in a wooded area next to a guillotine he built and used to kill himself, police said. The man, from the Detroit suburb of Melvindale, was discovered Monday by workers from a shopping center near his home.
Allen Park Deputy Police Chief Dale Covert said the roughly six-foot tall guillotine was bolted to a tree and included a swing arm. Covert said police also found several store receipts detailing the materials used to assemble the device.
"I can't even tell you how long it must have taken him to construct," he said. "This man obviously was very determined to end his life."
By Associated Press
Wed Sep 12, 2:05 PM
ALLEN PARK, Mich. - The body of a 41-year-old man was found in a wooded area next to a guillotine he built and used to kill himself, police said. The man, from the Detroit suburb of Melvindale, was discovered Monday by workers from a shopping center near his home.
Allen Park Deputy Police Chief Dale Covert said the roughly six-foot tall guillotine was bolted to a tree and included a swing arm. Covert said police also found several store receipts detailing the materials used to assemble the device.
"I can't even tell you how long it must have taken him to construct," he said. "This man obviously was very determined to end his life."
Ok that was wrong but I cant delite it
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Around here about a week ago here a man was crawling through a ceiling duct to rip the place off and as he was squeezing through the fan blades he hit the ON switch. Since he is dead, he qualifies!
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