The local newspaper has this as the front page. If you can't see it, it says:
Angry Romeo Turns Vacuum Cleaner Into A Bomb
If this man had threatened anyone else other than an ex-partner with a homemade bomb, how would it be reported? Would people be reacting to it with laugh-reactions on facebook?
In fact, what would the headline have been if this man wasn't white? He tried to make a bomb, for crying out loud.
Full article here: www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/18167550.angry-romeo-used-fireworks-vacuum-cleaner-build-bomb/