14 year old Muslim teen gets illegally detained in Texas for homemade clock

[awesome31312]

Full Subject:
14 year old Muslim teen gets illegally detained in Texas for bringing a homemade clock to school, because the school reported a bomb threat.

Muslim teen detained, arrested after Texas teachers call homemade clock a bomb
Awesome31312
Wednesday, September 16, 2015

IRVING - A fourteen year old Muslim teen's education was severely disrupted after teachers alerted law enforcement that his homemade clock was a bomb, in MacArthur High School, Texas. The student, Ahmed Mohamed, was arrested on Monday, claiming he had built the clock for his engineering teachers. Though there has been no evidence of explosives within the device, Mohamed could be charged with a "hoax bomb", for apparently causing disruption amongst school staff. He has been described by The Dallas Morning News as a skilled student who can construct “his own radios and repair his own go-kart.”

The majorly conservative state has had issues with racial intolerance in the past. In February, Mayor Beth Duyne falsely stated that Muslims have opened a Sharia court in Irving, TX. “We have no information that he claimed it was a bomb,” [Police spokesman James] McLellan said. “He kept maintaining it was a clock, but there was no broader explanation.”

Further reading:
Irving 9th-grader arrested after taking homemade clock to school: 'So you tried to make a bomb?' | Dallas Morning News

[RodeoX]

Hillbillies 

How could anyone believe that a sharia court is in Texas? We all know that only happens in Kentucky.

[awesome31312]

Hillbillies 

How could anyone believe that a sharia court is in Texas? We all know that only happens in Kentucky.

I was confused by your post at first, then I saw the picture and went "Oh, I see what you did there"

[data1]

arrested her because she made a clock(hoex bomb) lol its funny

[awesome31312]

arrested her because she made a clock(hoex bomb) lol its funny

Did you make a new account just to misspell the word "hoax"?

[Spendulus]

Full Subject:
14 year old Muslim teen gets illegally detained in Texas for bringing a homemade clock to school, because the school reported a bomb threat.

Muslim teen detained, arrested after Texas teachers call homemade clock a bomb
Awesome31312
Wednesday, September 16, 2015

IRVING - A fourteen year old Muslim teen's education was severely disrupted after teachers alerted law enforcement that his homemade clock was a bomb, in MacArthur High School, Texas. The student, Ahmed Mohamed, was arrested on Monday, claiming he had built the clock for his engineering teachers. Though there has been no evidence of explosives within the device, Mohamed could be charged with a "hoax bomb", for apparently causing disruption amongst school staff. He has been described by The Dallas Morning News as a skilled student who can construct “his own radios and repair his own go-kart.”

The majorly conservative state has had issues with racial intolerance in the past. In February, Mayor Beth Duyne falsely stated that Muslims have opened a Sharia court in Irving, TX. “We have no information that he claimed it was a bomb,” [Police spokesman James] McLellan said. “He kept maintaining it was a clock, but there was no broader explanation.”

Further reading:
Irving 9th-grader arrested after taking homemade clock to school: 'So you tried to make a bomb?' | Dallas Morning News

I mean, to really get going on this one, you have to ask (suspect) what the COMBINATION of radios, clocks and go-karts could be.  Maybe a vehicle that auto turns on, and turns it's rock music on at full volume, exactly when each class ends, so that you can ride it down the hall to the next class?  Then it auto-turns off when the bell sounds.

This could be very, very subversive...

[awesome31312]

Full Subject:
14 year old Muslim teen gets illegally detained in Texas for bringing a homemade clock to school, because the school reported a bomb threat.

Muslim teen detained, arrested after Texas teachers call homemade clock a bomb
Awesome31312
Wednesday, September 16, 2015

IRVING - A fourteen year old Muslim teen's education was severely disrupted after teachers alerted law enforcement that his homemade clock was a bomb, in MacArthur High School, Texas. The student, Ahmed Mohamed, was arrested on Monday, claiming he had built the clock for his engineering teachers. Though there has been no evidence of explosives within the device, Mohamed could be charged with a "hoax bomb", for apparently causing disruption amongst school staff. He has been described by The Dallas Morning News as a skilled student who can construct “his own radios and repair his own go-kart.”

The majorly conservative state has had issues with racial intolerance in the past. In February, Mayor Beth Duyne falsely stated that Muslims have opened a Sharia court in Irving, TX. “We have no information that he claimed it was a bomb,” [Police spokesman James] McLellan said. “He kept maintaining it was a clock, but there was no broader explanation.”

Further reading:
Irving 9th-grader arrested after taking homemade clock to school: 'So you tried to make a bomb?' | Dallas Morning News

I mean, to really get going on this one, you have to ask (suspect) what the COMBINATION of radios, clocks and go-karts could be.  Maybe a vehicle that auto turns on, and turns it's rock music on at full volume, exactly when each class ends, so that you can ride it down the hall to the next class?  Then it auto-turns off when the bell sounds.

This could be very, very subversive...

Hahahah

It's safe to assert you're overthinking it. Which is really not a bad thing at all. I encourage thinking outside of the box whenever and where-ever I can.

[RodeoX]

My favorite aspect of this is that a 14 year old boy can make a clock from scratch but his engineering teacher doesn't even know what he's looking at. Perhaps the kid should be teaching the class?

[cakir]

Check this out;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVTwJugxMAg&t=495
(This one from a tv show but the incidents are close.)

[awesome31312]

5:00 AM - 16 Sep 2015
Russell Simmons, business magnate and hiphop artist responds:
#IStandWithAhmed — stay strong little brother.  you are a genius and we all support your incredible passion for innovation + technology.

https://twitter.com/UncleRUSH/status/644118782823268352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

8:13 AM - 16 Sep 2015
Hillary Clinton responds:
Assumptions and fear don't keep us safe—they hold us back. Ahmed, stay curious and keep building.

https://twitter.com/HillaryClinton/status/644167278196600832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

9:58 AM - 16 Sep 2015
President Obama responds:
Cool clock, Ahmed. Want to bring it to the White House? We should inspire more kids like you to like science. It's what makes America great.

https://twitter.com/POTUS/status/644193755814342656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

[Wilikon]

Would You Think This Was A Clock?

This was the actual picture of what the 14 year old boy Ahmed Mohamed brought to his 9th grade class, that went off without warning in the middle of his class in his school bag. We had another picture up in our earlier post, which was not the actual contraption. The school called the police and he was arrested until it was determined that the invention posed no danger.

While some might be able to determine that it posed no danger, most likely would not have been able to tell.


http://www.weaselzippers.us/234507-would-you-think-this-was-a-clock/


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HHmmm....

[awesome31312]

Would You Think This Was A Clock?

Yes, for two reasons:

1) The premises were not evacuated under a bomb threat announced by the school, as they should have done under standard procedure
2) A bomb looks more sophisticated, there have been reports of at least seven other students bringing homemade clocks to the very same school without facing consequences

[Spendulus]

Would You Think This Was A Clock?

This was the actual picture of what the 14 year old boy Ahmed Mohamed brought to his 9th grade class, that went off without warning in the middle of his class in his school bag. We had another picture up in our earlier post, which was not the actual contraption. The school called the police and he was arrested until it was determined that the invention posed no danger.

While some might be able to determine that it posed no danger, most likely would not have been able to tell.


http://www.weaselzippers.us/234507-would-you-think-this-was-a-clock/


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HHmmm....

It's two circuit boards powered through a transformer from line voltage.  I assume one, upside down, is a LCD display, and the other has a large integrated circuit in the center which is likely a clock chip. 

Reality, folks.

Any kid in a high school robotics class would be able to tell you what this was.   

[koshgel]

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HHmmm....

It's two circuit boards powered through a transformer from line voltage.  I assume one, upside down, is a LCD display, and the other has a large integrated circuit in the center which is likely a clock chip.  

Reality, folks.

Any kid in a high school robotics class would be able to tell you what this was.  

Don't bother engaging Wilikon. Most racist, delusional person I've seen on this part of the forum.

The teacher confiscated the clock with the intention of getting him in trouble. Ahmed told everyone that saw it that it was a clock. He wanted to impress his teacher and instead has his creativity suppressed. That's probably the saddest part.

[panju1]

Ahmed gets to meet Obama now.
This should soothe things. 

[BitHappy24]

Ah! Saw this on the news this morning. Why must people always suspect the worst...

[dre1982]

Damn always that overreacting after 9/11. Just read a article about a woman we walks 1,5 hour instead of taking the metro because she is afraid. How crazy that is.

[Possum577]

Hillbillies 

How could anyone believe that a sharia court is in Texas? We all know that only happens in Kentucky.

Haha, I like the quick opportunity to poke fun at Kim Davis even if it's completely unrelated.

This story is kind of messed up. I've seen pictures of the gadget, the clock, it looks like a bomb. It's in a suitcase with circuit boards and wires! What doesn't pass the test is the fact that this is high school kid. The arrest was completely uncalled for, strong action or concern would not be.

It's not like the kid was resisting the authority attention or something - he didn't try to "get away" when someone asked him questions. He wasn't saying threatening things. The school escalated things inappropriately. The police didn't think through the reality of the facts.

Police deserve the scrutiny because they are (and must always) being held to a higher standard because they are given a higher authority than average citizens.

[EternalWingsofGod]

Ahmed gets to meet Obama now.
This should soothe things. 

I found that a bit interesting from the perspective
Build Homemade Clock and show to teacher
?
Meet Obama

[J. J. Phillips]

Something about this story smells. I'm not buying it.