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In reply to the discussion: Man killed by booby trap rigged in his own home on Thanksgiving, police say [View all]bluescribbler
(2,114 posts)37. Evolution in action?
Unfortunately, it's probably too late to prevent his genes from migrating into the gene pool.
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Man killed by booby trap rigged in his own home on Thanksgiving, police say [View all]
tenderfoot
Dec 2019
OP
people who get their ideas on home defense from cartoons really shouldn't be allowed to own guns
Takket
Dec 2019
#2
Well, I guess none of the family (if they exist) was coming to his house for Thanksgiving.
LisaL
Dec 2019
#15
Ahhh...the pitfalls of having one's own security systems. All it takes is one time, one...
SWBTATTReg
Dec 2019
#3
that booby trap could have killed ANYONE. the UPS person, the mail carrier, a relative
Demovictory9
Dec 2019
#5
It's amazing how many people live in fear. And now not this guy anymore.
UniteFightBack
Dec 2019
#12
A friend who lives in a rural part of Maine tells me there's not much to do for entertainment...
LudwigPastorius
Dec 2019
#30
Police reportedly found other "unknown devices" in Cyr's home ....lucky no one else was hurt after
lunasun
Dec 2019
#40
In law school we studied a similar case, except the person shot was the alleged robber.
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
Dec 2019
#47