The person failed to mention that the guy whose mail box got hit hasn’t been successfully sued, just that a lawsuit had been brought against them. Ultimately the person with the mailbox was not held liable. You can watch a video about it here

As an edit, this case had nothing to do with booby trap laws, so I am not sure why it was used as an example.

I had similar thoughts about 50 cent. Haven’t seen the media, but it’s just a looks think I wotk with people who look like he does in that picture