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Ironman says

Welcome to YOUR Liberal indoctrination school systems!!

A teacher that takes a very promising student and has him handcuffed, interrogated by police, fingerprinted, and thrown behind bars for making a clock should not be working with children.

If you think this is acceptable behavior, you're a sick fuck.

Ironman says

they both suspended him and reported to the cops that he had brought a possible bomb on campus.

The phrase "possible bomb" is meaningless. Everything, including your own body, could be called a possible bomb, a possible labradoodle, a possible submarine, a possible transgalactic portal generator, or anything else.

The fact is that if this boy were white and named Marked, the racist cops would have laughed at the teacher and left.

Cops should not have the power to arrest people without justifiable cause, and the rantings of their imaginations don't qualify as justifiable cause. You want to live in a police state because you're stupid enough to think the police will never wrongfully and maliciously attack you or your family, and that is what makes you an idiot.

The police do not have the right to arrest anyone simply because some person says that person might be dangerous. Your constant defense of criminal cops and your attempt to shift the blame away from these cops is acceptance of their actions. Cops are responsible for their actions every time they
- falsely arrest a person
- falsely file charges against a person
- wrongfully shoot and/or kill a person

The guilt of other people in reporting crimes does not mitigate this responsibility in the slightest.

Oh did anyone mention his father is a anti Islamistphobe activist troll?

Will he fake outrage at the indignation of the Secret service searching his clock when he visits the White House?
Probably not, the kid didn't build that clock the State Department did. That kid sounds dumber than a bag of hammers.
I'd love to hear a reporter with an electroics knowledge interview him. I bet the kid will be like "Well um... I uh... then uh..., well to tell you the truth we got it through Fed-Ex addressed from the White House, I don't really know crap!"

Our citizenry has been fed a steady diet of terror sensationalism and we are paying the price. No longer are we "the home of the brave". For the past 14 years this has been "the home of the scared".

https://news.vice.com/article/sikh-man-is-brutally-beaten-after-being-called-bin-laden-and-terrorist

Rew says

Our citizenry has been fed a steady diet of terror sensationalism and we are paying the price. No longer are we "the home of the brave". For the past 14 years this has been "the home of the scared".

True. I'd even say it's been the home of the cowards.

Yoda got it right a long time ago...
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Dan8267 says

Yoda got it right a long time ago...

So true. If you have watched the "Clone Wars" cartoon at all, it is pretty amazing how a show for essentially 8 year old boys weaves in some very astute observations on political motivations, people, and war. Viewing that cartoon as an adult it's amazing how 'grey' the 'good guys' position can get. That's of-course part of "The Republic" falling and giving way to the upcoming galactic "Empire" overarching story arc, but, it plays so well against the current American political backdrop.

Ack! Sorry. Nerded out on ya. :) But, oh man, it's such a great year to be a Star Wars nerd. I'm so excited for the movie. The toys that just came out too are amazing.

Happy Friday and may the force be with you.

Rew says

Our citizenry has been fed a steady diet of terror sensationalism and we are paying the price. No longer are we "the home of the brave". For the past 14 years this has been "the home of the scared".

FFS - this has nothing to do with terrorism or his religion. This has everything to do with our fucked up PC zero-tolerance schools in terms of "weapons".

Did Obama invite this kid to the White House for getting suspended for making a gun shape out of a Pop-Tart?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/18/student-suspended-for-pop-tart-gun_n_2903500.html

Dan8267 says

The cops should get 40 years in prison. The teacher who called in the threat should be banned from working with children. The police department involved should have to pay this kid $1 million for his troubles with the money coming from the wages of the police. Do this and the police will stop abusing children.

Well any clock can be used to trigger a bomb, and if you're Arab, you should be considered suspicious.
So if you're a teacher and know nothing about explosives and you want to be on the safe side, wouldn't you call the police? Hey better safe than sorry.

If you're the cop, you should check for explosives. The cop was stupid. Hardly an offense requiring 40 years in prison.

Dan8267 says

The cops tried to cover up their crimes by deliberately charging a child with crimes they knew he didn't commit.

The cops should get 40 years in prison. The teacher who called in the threat should be banned from working with children. The police department involved should have to pay this kid $1 million for his troubles with the money coming from the wages of the police. Do this and the police will stop abusing children.

This is all due to fear of Islamic terror and school shootings, which makes people very nervous. There have been too many cases of teens being involved with mass killings in school. Sure the kid was innocent, but schools cannot take a chance.
Mistakes will happen, but it's better to make mistakes on the side of safety.

Dan8267 says

The phrase "possible bomb" is meaningless. Everything, including your own body, could be called a possible bomb, a possible labradoodle, a possible submarine, a possible transgalactic portal generator, or anything else.

The fact is that if this boy were white and named Marked, the racist cops would have laughed at the teacher and left.

Cops should not have the power to arrest people without justifiable cause, and the rantings of their imaginations don't qualify as justifiable cause. You want to live in a police state because you're stupid enough to think the police will never wrongfully and maliciously attack you or your family, and that is what makes you an idiot.

The cops did the right thing. That is what they are supposed to do. After making sure the kid was not a threat, they released him.
I agree if the kid was white, this might not have happened. It would not have happened if the kid was Black either. It only happened because the kid was a Muslim, reflecting the fear society has against Muslims.
The government is constantly telling us to look out for something unusual. You cannot punish anyone for doing what the government asks us to do.