9th-grader arrested after taking homemade bomb to school

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  1. julius

    julius Living on the air in Cincinnati... Staff Member Global Moderator

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    That is very true. Whats interesting is which negative behavior (the potential fraud vs how they treated him) will be made into a political point.

    I somehow suspect the fraud will over shadow the behavior the cops/school presented.
     
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    Fraud how though? All he did was let everyones imagination run away from themselves.

    You might be able to change the headline to "muslim boy tricks school and police into discriminating against him." But thats about it

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    I see a problem with that though. If he brought it to school with the intention of causing a problem, and showed it to teachers until he finally found one that thought he was trying to cause a bomb scare, that's something that he SHOULD be suspended for. He also shouldn't be receiving the attention that he's been getting. He didn't invent anything. That's pretty much proven at this point.
     
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    It leaves a bad taste in my mouth also and definitely takes away from the poor Muslim boy who just wants to learn story. That is an accept passive protest method and effective way too high light your every day situation. I don't view it as much different from gun owners open carrying in front of schools and in toy aisles because they can, or gay people ordering cakes from christian bakeries to see if they will be served. He didn't indicate in any way, shape or form that it was a bomb, in fact he insisted it was a clock. "Invented" is a pretty loose word also, especially when spoke by a 14 year old, I wouldn't dwell on that point to much.
     
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    Fraud in the sense of "making" a clock, probably out of an already existing working clock.

    I'm not saying what he did was horrible, it was just what you'd expect from a 14 year old (not thinking things through to fruition).
     
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    What if his dad put him up to it though?
     
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    Then his dad would be to blame.
     
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    I doubt we'd ever find out though. I'm hoping the whole thing just dies off. Let the kid have his moment in the spotlight and that will be it.
     
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    Fuck that, I want him and Obama to pose together with his "clock".
     
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    Actually, if this all was a con, I will be upset if he's able to sue the school. That's taking money away from the school and other kids.
     
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    oh I'd love to see the deposition of his father and him.
     
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    Well, it seems like the family is moving in that direction, but I'm not sure if they'll be able to sue the school.

    Ahmed Mohamed's Family Hires Lawyers to Get Clock Back, Will Homeschool Teen

     
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    That won't happen in todays world. So many events get made into political arguments, that it's just too much ratings out there to ignore.
     
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    He deliberately made a bomb threat at a school, even if it was only intentionally implied.

    It's a felony worth 20 years in jail if you are Caucasian.
     
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    It is beyond me why people in here defend this kid. He built what looks like a fucking bomb! He got busted for it and the dumb ass we have occupying the CNC chair is beautifying the rascal.

    Well from my view the kid look very similar to the "youths that blow up a hell of a lot of Marines in Beruit. "The caller was quoted as saying that two youths carried out the attacks" Only they used a real bomb. But really, fake bomb do not belong in school, it would take only a few to desensitize those on watch, then the real deal can be easily set where ever.

    Yes profiling is necessary for preservation of our society, especially the schools.

    http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/991023onthisday
     
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    The poster who can't tell the difference between a man and a woman also can't tell the difference between a clock and a bomb.

    Meanwhile...

    Turns out Ahmed is not as innocent as we thought! The intrepid reporters from Fox News have discovered that Ahmed got into trouble in middle school for ... drumroll ... blowing bubbles!!!! Yes, blowing bubbles!!! How many murderous terrorists got started in crime by blowing bubbles in class? Clearly, he should get 50 years in adult prison.
     
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    It's a short journey from blowing bubbles to blowing up cars.
     
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