Dumbass Americans arrest ninth grader for being called Ahmed and knowing how to build things.
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Because they didn't actually think it was a bomb, despite numerous mongs coming out of the woodwork to defend them now claiming it totes looks like a bomb.
Sort of like this thing did.
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After what happened in garland people in north Texas are extremely paranoid about more potential attacks. I have a nephew that was recently suspended for drawing a bomb and tank but thankfully they called his parents first thing (he was in elementary school). Public high schools like the one ahmed was in always send the kids to jail first and ask questions later. The high schools never call the parents usually the kid arrested calls them from jail which to me is the most fucked up part.
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Also... maybe time-bombs looked that way 30 years ago, but these days terrorists just use cheap digital wristwatches in their bombs, most notably the Casio F91w. So much so that simply owning one is taken as evidence that one has been trained by Al Qaeda in bomb making.
All things considered, it probably was meant to look like a bomb. I don't mean in the sense that he did it intentionally to start controversy, but because to a kid his age, a clock that looked like an exploding suitcase from a spy movie would be the coolest shit. Given how damn impractical the thing is, I can't imagine any other reason he'd have made it. He probably just didn't realize the implications of it until he got in trouble for it, then had to omit the "it was supposed to beep like the exploding suitcases from the movies" bit so he didn't get expelled.
It's like when kids are dumb enough to bring those combs that look like switchblades to school.
It's like when kids are dumb enough to bring those combs that look like switchblades to school.
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I thought we already outgrown the paranoia of terrorists after Bin Laden was taken to Atlantis.
This type of paranoia is what will make America fall to it's knees.
This type of paranoia is what will make America fall to it's knees.
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It's a fucking circuit board with some wires and an LED readout, FFS
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Which is not all that different from what real suitcase bombs look like..
I also found this video quite interesting. tl;dw, the kid just bought a commercial alarm clock, took off its case, and stuffed its innards into another case. He didn't actually invent shit and he's no genius. At best he's just kinda lazy, at worst he purposefully made it look suspicious. Even Richard Dawkins was questioning his motives for this (which got SJWs mad), so it's not just dumb racists that think something is a little off about this story. I'm sure the fact that his father is the Executive Director of CAIR which is essentially a Islamic activist organization that routinely accuses people of islamophobia has nothing at all to do with this.
Either way though I think it was an overreaction and he shouldn't have been arrested.
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Couldn't he have made it from a diy kit, as an explanation for the commercial pieces? Just because you can take apart a clock and it looks the same doesn't mean anything, it's a basic clock how much variation is there. Doesn't show he's a genius but it's still a neat little project. Also I'm pretty sure Dawkins doesn't really like Islam but is tactful about it.
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Nope. The internet immediately tracked down the exact model of the clock he used. You're right DIY clock kits are fairly simply but this wasn't even that. Literally all he did was take something pre-assembled out of it's case, and transfer it to a pencil case, and claimed he invented it. That can barely even be called a project, I definitely don't think it merits invitations to the White House/MIT/Facebook.
Not trying to pick on the kid but the concept makes little sense. What exactly is the point of putting a clock in a mini-suitcase where it can't be seen when closed? Not to mention, with the case open, it’s awful dangerous to have an exposed power transformer sitting near the snooze button, unless your goal is to shock the shit out of someone trying to hit snooze.
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And what every other electronic device in your house looks like as well. They did not seriously believe it was a bomb because they didn't evacuate the school nor call the bomb squad.
He didn't claim to have invented anything.
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Well I don't keep all my electronic devices in suitcases with wires everywhere, but I see your point. However you must admit that the stereotypical hollywood portrayal of a suitcase bomb is a big red digital display with a bunch of loose wires in a brief-case looking box. I can't really fault the teachers for jumping to conclusions. I'm just having a hard time believing he never made that connection, especially since later he said he closed up the box with a piece of cord because he didn't want it to "look suspicious", which makes me wonder why looking suspicious would have even crossed his mind if it was a hobby project for an innocuous alarm clock.
No, I think they thought it was a hoax-bomb, which if someone had seriously tried to to create and bring to a school, they would be arrested no matter how old they were or what color they were.
By invented, I meant built, which he did claim to do. When someone says "Oh I built this clock", I don't assume they just bought a clock and transferred it to another case.
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Maybe he thought it was neat, sure. He showed it off to his engineering teacher. The teacher kept his head cool and told him not to show it around to other teachers.
The next thing Ahmed did was take it into English class, plug it in, have the alarm go off and beep, take it out, and show it to his English teacher. What was the point of showing it to the English teacher after his Engineering teacher warned him not to show it around? It seems pretty blatantly like he wanted attention for it.
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It's funny what gets media attention these days and how much it can change a life.
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He didn't claim he invented it. Go back and read the Dallas Morning News story. He said he built it, not invented. He admitted he threw it together in 20 minutes as a demo for the start of the school year. Much like how musicians put demos together out of a drum machine, one guitar, and two takes.
The Engineering teacher told him it was neat, then told him not to show it to others. Ahmed, like most 14 year olds when told something retarded, likely thought this was retarded and didn't pay it any mind. It's not intuitive for anyone to grasp that just because something is very fucking stupid it doesn't mean said stupidity won't be used to screw you over.
It went off by accident in English class, and he wanted to show the teacher what caused the problem. My God, you're retarded.
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People say they built their computers all the time, but really they just buy he parts and transfer them into a case. It still takes a bit of skill and if a 14 year old kid is interested in this stuff its something to foster. I'm not saying the kid deserves a peace prize or anything but he deserves a pat on the back for taking the initiative to teach himself something.
I get that in America we've gotten super paranoid after 9/11 and some dick shoots up a school every other day. I just think it's sad this where we're at now, kneejerk reactions to every little thing. In middle school @Flowers For Sonichu and I got in trouble for making a blog thing about stupid school drama and kids thought we made a kill list, all that happened was we got yelled at for being dumb and that was the end of it. Sad state we're in as a country when stories like this are commonplace and not the exception.
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The thing is, I have heard all of these, and typing in the names of the other students with keywords like "pop tart" and "bless you" gets me pages of national and international news stories about them. If anything, the array of "offences" listed makes it clear that there is a widespread issue with schools being over sensitive to perceived threats. I suspect that this case will be just like those listed in that imgur album in the fact that we'll barely remember this kid in a few months.
This is as relevant to the debate going on here as if someone kept insisting that a candidate for governor was homophobic because they were running for election in a state that had defined marriage as between a man and a woman in the state constitution.
To me, the argument about whether he "built" or "invented" the clock seems just as irrelevant. Yeah, I agree, this shit isn't particularly impressive, but the only thing that should matter is whether the teacher had any reason to believe it was a threat or a hoax. I don't understand why this was ever became an issue when a simple call to the engineering teacher would have proven that the clock was neither dangerous nor intended as a hoax.
The angle that this is somehow a conspiracy to push a liberal agenda would be very intriguing if you were able to produce any evidence that was the case.
Guys I just thought of something. What if he DID make a real bomb and his plan was to get invited to the White House all along?
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Why would he want to bomb a fellow Muslim Terrorist who was born in Africa?
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That's great and everything, except the second image of "an actual suitcase bomb" in your picture isn't a bomb either. It's an electronics demonstration kit.Which is not all that different from what real suitcase bombs look like..