G+_George Kozi Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 Originally shared by Mindy Weisberger The NASA shirt. The handcuffs. The look on his face. ? For those who haven't heard the appalling story, a Texas ninth-grader brought a homemade clock to school. After he proudly showed it to teachers, administrators called the police and had the child arrested under suspicion of building a bomb. The cops questioned him without his parents' consent. The school suspended him. Officials may still charge the 14-year-old with making a hoax explosive, though "they acknowledge he told everyone who would listen that it’s a clock." http://www.dallasnews.com/news/community-news/northwest-dallas-county/headlines/20150915-irving-ninth-grader-arrested-after-taking-homemade-clock-to-school.ece This photo was posted by Anil Dash on Twitter last night, with permission from Ahmed's family. https://t.co/Odb5dOiqtm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Randy Beavers Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 This is what's wrong with schools today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Bruce Hackler Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 His name is Ahmed and he is in Texas. What did you think was going to happen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Michael Sounhein Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 Had they just showed the thing to a physics teacher he/she would have immediately determined that the device was not a threat. No, instead they jump to conclusions after an English teacher gets scared. If it's electronics in a box it must be a bomb. Have we lost our common sense to paranoia? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Tyler Winfield Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 Stephen Gunnoe "Especially in the current state of the world..."; uh, you mean the one that we created for ourselves? Since when is the default position "everyone is up to something"? There is no excuse for violating someone's dignity and humanity because of someone else's subjective observation and opinion; its even worse to do it to a kid. Going a step further, to view this as a good thing because it protects YOUR kids is pretty high 'n mighty don't you think? Would it be OK for Ahmed's parents to say "Good!" if one of your kids got arrested and put in handcuffs without question over a project they worked hard on and brought in to show off what they learned? I still assume people are innocent until proven guilty, but that seems to be a minority position in our 'current state of the world'. FYI, i have two kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Ned Jeffery Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Stephen Gunnoe this "current state of the world" that you imagine is all in your head. And that type of paranoia is what causes innocent people to be oppressed all over the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Tyler Winfield Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 well said Ned Jeffery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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