Teen creates clock, shows teacher who think it's a bomb, teen gets arrested

[Indus]

http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/16/us/texas-student-ahmed-muslim-clock-bomb/index.html

A teenager with dreams of becoming an engineer, he wanted to show his teacher the digital clock he'd made from a pencil case.

The 14-year-old's day ended not with praise, but punishment, after the school called police and he was arrested. A photo shows Ahmed, wearing a NASA t-shirt, looking confused and upset as he's being led out of school in handcuffs.

"They arrested me and they told me that I committed the crime of a hoax bomb, a fake bomb," the freshman later explained to WFAA after authorities released him.

Irving Police spokesman Officer James McLellan told the station, "We attempted to question the juvenile about what it was and he would simply only tell us that it was a clock."

The teenager did that because, well, it was a clock, he said.

On Wednesday, police announced that the teen will not be charged.

Scary! Who's to blame here? A few xenophobes or The Whole of Texas Education System who didn't think a teenager should/ could be intelligent and be able to actually build something mechanical without going to college?

 

[bshole]

Actually it is pretty damn impressive that a 14yr old could build his own clock. He will be an exceptional engineer.

 

[SwiftWind]

Picture of said clock?

 

[MomentsofSanity]

Picture of said clock?

Said clock confiscated by police.

 

[Jimzz]

Looks like this has been updated. Before it went viral they said they were looking to charge him with a bomb hoax. Mind you he never said bomb.

Hopefully the school will reverse its suspension of him as well.

 

[CitizenKain]

Going to be a hilarious lawsuit against the police there. And the school district.

 

[SwiftWind]

Said clock confiscated by police.

The reason I ask is because the police said the clock looked like it could have easily been mistaken for a bomb.

 

[JSt0rm]

Its now illegal to be smart unless its within the parameters of the school.

 

[JimKiler]

Can we see a picture of the bomb before we decide. err i mean clock.

Seriously what is wrong with that teacher that thought it was a bomb?

 

[JSt0rm]

the kid is middle eastern so that means terrorist. Its texas, they only want you to learn intelligent design and then go work in a gas refinery.

 

[JockoJohnson]

Can we see a picture of the bomb before we decide. err i mean clock.

Seriously what is wrong with that teacher that thought it was a bomb?

The moronic teacher thought that the human attached to the clock was a terrorist. Stupid people are going to do stupid things.

 

[Doc Savage Fan]

Too funny!

"We attempted to question the juvenile about what it was and he would simply only tell us that it was a clock."

 

[JSt0rm]

The moronic teacher thought that the human attached to the clock was a terrorist. Stupid people are going to do stupid things.

She has been bombarded with propaganda that a terrorist lurks around every corner.

Color coded terror warnings? Why dont we have those anymore. Im afraid.

 

[bshole]

....

 

[realibrad]

She has been bombarded with propaganda that a terrorist lurks around every corner.

Color coded terror warnings? Why dont we have those anymore. Im afraid.

What would be the code for a sandy color skinned boy who built something with wires and stuff?

 

[MomentsofSanity]

Fucking Obama. Palling around with the terrorists again.

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-...-teen-to-white-house-after-bomb-hoax-incident

 

[JSt0rm]

What would be the code for a sandy color skinned boy who built something with wires and stuff?

How close are we to an election or some event that the executive branch wants to change the discussion from?

 

[SwiftWind]

Edit: Original quoted post was removed, so I removed it too.

 

[Doc Savage Fan]

We had a person who used to work here who built a fake bomb he used during one of his safety presentations years and years ago and left it in his desk after he left the company. Someone found it and the building was immediately evacuated. Unfortunately, I don't remember whether he was Muslim or not.

 

[bshole]

Think before you type. You're just trolling now.

Sorry it was a joke. I thought it was funny at the time. I have removed it since.

 

[bshole]

We had a person who used to work here who built and used a fake bomb he used during one of his safety presentations years and years ago and left it in his desk after he left the company. Someone found it and the building was immediately evacuated. Unfortunately, I don't remember whether he was Muslim or not.

For my own information, it is now illegal to build FAKE bombs?

 

[88keys]

 

[JSt0rm]

Sorry it was a joke. I thought it was funny at the time. I have removed it since.

It was funny dont listen to these uptight old men.

 

[Doc Savage Fan]

Sorry it was a joke. I thought it was funny at the time. I have removed it since.

Well...I thought it was funny as well. I don't get why some people are so bothered by a little levity.

 

[JimKiler]

There is hope as tomorrow is a new day! That image is hilarious!