An Indiana man who was targeted for the Donald Trump poster he had erected in his front yard decided to take a stand against any future thieves who didn't share his political inclinations - by booby trapping the sign.

The Indianapolis man, who wanted to only be identified as Phillip, said passers-by had twice tried to steal the sign in the last month, and so he took matters into his own hands.

He jerry-rigged the sign with fishing wire that had been painted green and put up a video camera on a nearby tree, ready to catch the next thief. Or at least their attempt.

Nice try: This is the moment a would-be thief in Indianapolis attempts to take a Donald Trump poster from a man's front yard, but things go horribly wrong

Failed getaway: Video taken by a security camera shows the woman running away, unaware the sign had been jerry-rigged with fishing line

The fishing line can just be seen here, catching as the woman attempts to run away

Gone: As the signs pulls back on the fishing line, the motion sends the woman flying

That moment came at the weekend, when a woman tried to quickly grab the sign and make a run for it.

As she heads off, all while caught on camera, the signs were yanked back into place by the fishing line, causing the woman to fall forward on her face, WRTV reported.

She then ran off without the sign, which remained fixed in place.

'Leave it alone': Phillip said that he should be allowed to express his political beliefs

Phillip fixed the signs in place with fishing line that he painted green to disguise it

The sign was clearly fixed in place (left) while a security camera on a tree waited for any future thieves (right)

Phillip says that people don't have to agree with his political beliefs, however they do have to respect his right to support whichever presidential candidate he wants.

'Whether it's a Bernie or Hillary or a Trump sign, you might disagree with whatever the politics are, but it's not yours,' Phillip said.