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14-year-old Texas boy arrested for bringing homemade clock
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Originally posted by Teallaura View PostNo, no, he's too young for a beer summit...Veritas vos Liberabit<>< Learn Greek <>< Look here for an Orthodox Church in America<><Ancient Faith Radio
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Exactly..."He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose." - Jim Elliot
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It will have to be root beer."I am not angered that the Moral Majority boys campaign against abortion. I am angry when the same men who say, "Save OUR children" bellow "Build more and bigger bombers." That's right! Blast the children in other nations into eternity, or limbless misery as they lay crippled from "OUR" bombers! This does not jell." - Leonard Ravenhill
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Yeah... root bear.
I'm always still in trouble again
"You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
"Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
"Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman
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Originally posted by KingsGambit View PostIt will have to be root beer.Veritas vos Liberabit<>< Learn Greek <>< Look here for an Orthodox Church in America<><Ancient Faith Radio
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I recommend you do not try too hard and ...research as little as possible. Such weighty things give me a headache. - Shunyadragon, Baha'i apologist
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Have any of you seen the "clock"? Frankly, I don't blame the teachers for being a little nervous, especially when the student in question is a Muslim.Attached FilesSome may call me foolish, and some may call me odd
But I'd rather be a fool in the eyes of man
Than a fool in the eyes of God
From "Fools Gold" by Petra
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Originally posted by Mountain Man View PostHave any of you seen the "clock"? Frankly, I don't blame the teachers for being a little nervous, especially when the student in question is a Muslim.Veritas vos Liberabit<>< Learn Greek <>< Look here for an Orthodox Church in America<><Ancient Faith Radio
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Originally posted by Mountain Man View PostHave any of you seen the "clock"? Frankly, I don't blame the teachers for being a little nervous, especially when the student in question is a Muslim.
2)Thanks for telling everybody that you are an anti-Arabic bigot.
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This is just pitiful and an embarrassment to Texas. This kid did nothing wrong. Because his school and local police have a prejudice against Arabic people, he was harassed, taken to city jail, and handcuffed like a terrorist in front of his whole class room. Shame on all of those involved. I hope this kids Dad sues the school and Irving police back to the stone age for the outrageous response to a harmless science project.
Being scared of Arabic people because of 9/11 does not give anyone the right to treat them all like threats to our security.
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Originally posted by Sea of red View Post1)Do you have any idea how a bomb works? Seriously, you, these school officials, and the police in Irving TX need to learn the basic functions of a bomb - none of which are present in this clock.
2)Thanks for telling everybody that you are an anti-Arabic bigot."What has the Church gained if it is popular, but there is no conviction, no repentance, no power?" - A.W. Tozer
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Right, SoR - except you just jumped off the other end of that bridge.
The school was NOT wrong to be cautious - they are entrusted with a lot of young lives and they DON'T get to take unnecessary risks.
Pretending terrorism isn't linked to the Middle East is just as stupid as pretending only those from the Middle East can be terrorists. So yes, being of Middle Eastern descent and acting suspicious (like bringing a homemade gadget in a case to a public building) DOES warrant consideration and usually investigation.
The school erred in being STUPID. The kid should have (and probably was) been asked what he brought it for. That and the logical follow ups should have gotten the bit about the teacher having already seen it. The engineering teacher should then have been summoned and the thing straightened out. There should not have been a need to call the cops - although I probably would have called Mom and Dad to have them come get the thing.
How the heck it progressed to cops being summoned and an arrest being made is beyond me. My best guess is a case of 'I'm not an expert and I'm not making the call' went viral. No one wanted to pronounce the gadget safe and be wrong. But since the school had and engineering teacher on site, I have no idea how they managed to not get the one expert they had available.
Stupid. But not necessarily bigotry. You can't make that case unless little WASP's routinely run around campus with homemade gadgetry in little cases. Which I doubt.
Sounds more like they panicked to me. Not that it's an excuse - the grown ups should have more sense than these seem to have exercised."He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose." - Jim Elliot
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