14-Year-Old Boy Arrested for Bringing Homemade Clock to School

Post by technomalogical » Wed, Sep 16, 2015, 3:42 PM UTC

austenallred wrote: post #143

This hits way too close to home. Not because I have brown skin, or because I've ever been arrested for making "a bomb" that is not a bomb, but because when you're that age you're constantly surrounded and disciplined by people who don't understand you. Or what you're doing. Or why it's cool. I'd be willing to bet part of the reasoning around his arrest is, "Why would a student need to make his own clock?" I wish I co…

Post by jeeva » Wed, Sep 16, 2015, 3:43 PM UTC

DanBC wrote: post #299

nadams wrote: post #259

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> If he didn't have permission to do it From a previous news article I've read (not linked) - he claimed the previous system administrator told him to do it and he continued following their instructions. Again this has to have some other side to it - because if someone told me to do that and I googled what it was I would definitely question it and bring it to the administration and let them decide what to do (which s…

> I find it hard to believe that if it truly was using that much more electricity that someone who does the budget for the school didn't catch it right away. How the fuck are the accoutants supposed to connect "big increases in electricity use" with "unauthorised installation of software on 5,000 school computers"?

Post by hnpc123 » Wed, Sep 16, 2015, 3:43 PM UTC

powertower wrote: post #249

There is likely more to this story. I'm basing this on 3 facts: 1. In 2015 it's highly unlikely that you could build a home-made clock that would be of the size and shape resembling a bomb - that is, unless it was made to look like a bomb. 2. Ahmed, his father, and anyone else with a phone camera (that is on Ahmed's side) would have posted a picture of the clock, or given a full description of it (size, shape, etc),…

Post by chrisdbaldwin » Wed, Sep 16, 2015, 3:44 PM UTC

austenallred wrote: post #366

Avenger42 wrote: post #266

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"I recommend using this opportunity to talk with your child about the Student Code of Conduct and specifically not bringing items to school that are prohibited ." As a parent, can I see the list of "items... that are prohibited"? I'd be pretty shocked if "clock" is actually on there.

That's the crazy part to me. They still seem to think and act as if it was a bomb.

Post by eropple » Wed, Sep 16, 2015, 3:46 PM UTC

scrumper wrote: post #337

TheCapn wrote: post #137

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These topics bring the tin foil wearers out in droves. No, the government isn't cracking down on the intelligence of youth, it requires it to progress and grow. I don't recall any black SUVs outside my door when I built an alarm clock that had selective electronic outputs for my school project. Hell, my teachers docked marks because I didn't take it far enough and they felt I could add more features and better design…

You're contradicting yourself there. When you were young, it was fine. This chap does basically the exact same thing, and he's arrested.