The Power of Christ compels you: Church Explodes on Would-Be Thieves - Polidicks

[img]http://aclayjar.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/church-exploding.jpg[/img] [quote]Whether it was negative karma, divine intervention or just god-awful luck, a couple of would-be thieves learned a painful lesson while trying to rob a Houston church. Westway Baptist Church is without power after the unidentified men apparently attempted to steal the building's main electric cable for its copper and set off an explosion. "Our security alarms went off at 2 a.m. on Wednesday and that's when our church member Homer Pate notified the Harris County Sheriff's department of the robbery," head deacon Michael Kirtley told ABC News. A surveillance camera caught the incident on tape. The video shows a truck pulling up, followed by one man cutting the wires near the street, possibly attempting to disconnect the main power line. The video also showed the other man cutting the wires at the breaker box, followed by the explosion. The bolt cutters exploded upon contact with the copper wire. "The man just blew up into a fire ball," Kirtley said. "I surely don't know if he was electrocuted or even alive." The church is calling on all local medical facilities to help find the alleged thieves. "If they encounter someone with suspicious burn wounds, we urge them to inform the authorities," he said. The church canceled all of Wednesday night's activities for lack of power. It also rented a generator in preparation for Sunday services. "We can start the generator for eight hours only to minimize expenses," Kirtley said. "Our [insurance] deductible is $5,000. This robbery is going cost the church a lot." The church suffered two robberies last year when two air conditioners were stolen. Westway Baptist urged anyone with information about the attempted robbery to call the church at (281) 894-4542. They can also contact the Harris County Sheriff's Office.[/quote] [url]http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/12/texas-church-explodes-on-would-be-thieves/[/url]

[quote]The man just blew up into a fire ball,"[/quote] This is some metal shit

Hey what do you know, Satan done a good thing.

oh god what the guy said at the end of the video, yeah... OK hey look another excuse to prove gods real![sub][sub][sub][sub](jokes)[/sub][/sub][/sub][/sub]

It takes a special kind of stupid to cut a powered, possibly high-voltage copper cable with a metal wirecutter. :v:

Looked like he went again after it exploded the first few times.

Can't wait for people to scream that the Devil did this or something.

More like the power of Nikola Tesla compels you :v:

they should sue the church for being unsafe

Christ that picture is like real life Michael Bay or something. [B]Edit:[/B] Oh I thought that was actually the church exploding, still a great picture. :v:

The picture looks fucking badass

[QUOTE=Carbon123;38845332]The picture looks fucking badass[/QUOTE] Looks like something out of Christopher Nolan's Batman Trilogy.

[QUOTE=Pvt. Martin;38845351]Looks like something out of Christopher Nolan's Batman Trilogy.[/QUOTE] If they had a bell in that tower it'd be even better. *gonggonggongSMASH*

Stealing COPPER? But it's not worth jack shit dude step up and steal the frescos, the're not going to blow off if you fuck it up.

You would have thought a church would have something worth more than some copper cables.

wrong WBC, god

The guy in the video kind of looks like a hick Steve Irwin.

natural selection at its finest. who the fuk cuts a conducter with a metal wire cutter. do they even logic

The power of Christ compels you... straight through a wall with sheer explosive force!

These were some seriously stupid thieves. Cutting into a live wire and a high voltage one at that.

When are they gonna learn that cutting live wires with metal wire cutters smite not be such a great idea.

[QUOTE=axelord157;38845949]The power of Christ compels you... straight through a wall with sheer explosive force![/QUOTE] The power of Christ propels you.

Oh god, I live in Harris and I know where this is :v:

The devil did this!!!! That is pretty awesome tho.

[QUOTE=Tomo Takino;38845998]The power of Christ propels you.[/QUOTE]Thread has been won, everyone can go home how.

[QUOTE=lapsus_;38845380]Stealing COPPER? But it's not worth jack shit dude step up and steal the frescos, the're not going to blow off if you fuck it up.[/QUOTE] Copper supplies are running out, it's worth fucking loads. I hear loads of stories of houses that are abandoned or unused being broken into and having all the copper wiring stripped out.

Poor building...

[QUOTE=scout1;38845021]This is some metal shit[/QUOTE] [img]http://tyrannyoftradition.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/photo19.jpg[/img]

[QUOTE=abcpea2;38845301]they should sue the church for being unsafe[/QUOTE] They would probably win, if they had a very good lawyer

[QUOTE=RyanH;38845023]Hey what do you know, Satan done a good thing.[/QUOTE] He's probably celebrating right now, 1 church down 999999.8 more to go