14 year old boy arrested for bringing a homemade clock to school

[SteveRogers]

If seen several people on here defend the overreaction of the school and the police as reasonable, but I don't think I've seen anyone actually defend the decision to suspend the kid for three days even after everyone involved knew for sure that there was no wrongdoing. Anyone want to take a stab at convincing me that that suspension was anything other than horrible racism?

[publicunofficial]

The dumbest thing about this whole debate is that the clock doesn't look like a bomb, because bombs with dumb beeping visual timers only exist in bad action movies.

Also, f**k Richard Dawkins

[Reaganfan]

The dumbest thing about this whole debate is that the clock doesn't look like a bomb, because bombs with dumb beeping visual timers only exist in bad action movies.

Also, f**k Richard Dawkins

Aww boo freakin hoo.

[Green Line]

Guys, this isn't about the kid, the clock or the bomb. It's the fact that Muslims face an absolutely awful situation in America where they're attacked, scapegoated and ridiculed by idiots who don't even understand what's going on. You've got Presidential candidates saying that Muslims can't be Presidents, you've had this insane nudge nudge that Obama must be a Muslim and thus unfit for office  

Alright calm down.. You dont understand the situation of Muslims in this country at all. They are not being attacked. They've been more successful than almost any other immigrant group in America. They have high incomes, good jobs, and live in integrated neighborhoods at a way higher rate than many others in America. This ridiculous attempt to turn them into another persecuted minority is so far from the truth

[Green Line]

If seen several people on here defend the overreaction of the school and the police as reasonable, but I don't think I've seen anyone actually defend the decision to suspend the kid for three days even after everyone involved knew for sure that there was no wrongdoing. Anyone want to take a stab at convincing me that that suspension was anything other than horrible racism?

He was told, multiple times before the incident, not to bring the clock to school and did so anyway. You listen to your teachers in school or face punishment. Is that not fair?

[Zioneer]

Guys, this isn't about the kid, the clock or the bomb. It's the fact that Muslims face an absolutely awful situation in America where they're attacked, scapegoated and ridiculed by idiots who don't even understand what's going on. You've got Presidential candidates saying that Muslims can't be Presidents, you've had this insane nudge nudge that Obama must be a Muslim and thus unfit for office  

Alright calm down.. You dont understand the situation of Muslims in this country at all. They are not being attacked. They've been more successful than almost any other immigrant group in America. They have high incomes, good jobs, and live in integrated neighborhoods at a way higher rate than many others in America. This ridiculous attempt to turn them into another persecuted minority is so far from the truth

*citation needed*

[Green Line]

Guys, this isn't about the kid, the clock or the bomb. It's the fact that Muslims face an absolutely awful situation in America where they're attacked, scapegoated and ridiculed by idiots who don't even understand what's going on. You've got Presidential candidates saying that Muslims can't be Presidents, you've had this insane nudge nudge that Obama must be a Muslim and thus unfit for office  

Alright calm down.. You dont understand the situation of Muslims in this country at all. They are not being attacked. They've been more successful than almost any other immigrant group in America. They have high incomes, good jobs, and live in integrated neighborhoods at a way higher rate than many others in America. This ridiculous attempt to turn them into another persecuted minority is so far from the truth

*citation needed*

Not needed. Its common knowledge. Do a simple google search, im not your mother.

[Reaganfan]

If seen several people on here defend the overreaction of the school and the police as reasonable, but I don't think I've seen anyone actually defend the decision to suspend the kid for three days even after everyone involved knew for sure that there was no wrongdoing. Anyone want to take a stab at convincing me that that suspension was anything other than horrible racism?

He was told, multiple times before the incident, not to bring the clock to school and did so anyway. You listen to your teachers in school or face punishment. Is that not fair?

The liberals will say it's "not fair" because they'll claim racism. "It's not fair" that the bank robber in the ski mask got shot because when they took off the mask he was black.

Boo hoo hoo. I can't believe there are such weak people in the world.

[SUSAN CRUSHBONE]

Guys, this isn't about the kid, the clock or the bomb. It's the fact that Muslims face an absolutely awful situation in America where they're attacked, scapegoated and ridiculed by idiots who don't even understand what's going on. You've got Presidential candidates saying that Muslims can't be Presidents, you've had this insane nudge nudge that Obama must be a Muslim and thus unfit for office 

Alright calm down.. You dont understand the situation of Muslims in this country at all. They are not being attacked. They've been more successful than almost any other immigrant group in America. They have high incomes, good jobs, and live in integrated neighborhoods at a way higher rate than many others in America. This ridiculous attempt to turn them into another persecuted minority is so far from the truth

https://storify.com/ajstream/afterseptember11

[Green Line]

Guys, this isn't about the kid, the clock or the bomb. It's the fact that Muslims face an absolutely awful situation in America where they're attacked, scapegoated and ridiculed by idiots who don't even understand what's going on. You've got Presidential candidates saying that Muslims can't be Presidents, you've had this insane nudge nudge that Obama must be a Muslim and thus unfit for office 

Alright calm down.. You dont understand the situation of Muslims in this country at all. They are not being attacked. They've been more successful than almost any other immigrant group in America. They have high incomes, good jobs, and live in integrated neighborhoods at a way higher rate than many others in America. This ridiculous attempt to turn them into another persecuted minority is so far from the truth

https://storify.com/ajstream/afterseptember11

Some kids got weird looks and asked insensitive questions.. They'll be fine

[SUSAN CRUSHBONE]

Guys, this isn't about the kid, the clock or the bomb. It's the fact that Muslims face an absolutely awful situation in America where they're attacked, scapegoated and ridiculed by idiots who don't even understand what's going on. You've got Presidential candidates saying that Muslims can't be Presidents, you've had this insane nudge nudge that Obama must be a Muslim and thus unfit for office 

Alright calm down.. You dont understand the situation of Muslims in this country at all. They are not being attacked. They've been more successful than almost any other immigrant group in America. They have high incomes, good jobs, and live in integrated neighborhoods at a way higher rate than many others in America. This ridiculous attempt to turn them into another persecuted minority is so far from the truth

https://storify.com/ajstream/afterseptember11

Some kids got weird looks and asked insensitive questions.. They'll be fine

how about actually reading it?

[Zioneer]

Guys, this isn't about the kid, the clock or the bomb. It's the fact that Muslims face an absolutely awful situation in America where they're attacked, scapegoated and ridiculed by idiots who don't even understand what's going on. You've got Presidential candidates saying that Muslims can't be Presidents, you've had this insane nudge nudge that Obama must be a Muslim and thus unfit for office  

Alright calm down.. You dont understand the situation of Muslims in this country at all. They are not being attacked. They've been more successful than almost any other immigrant group in America. They have high incomes, good jobs, and live in integrated neighborhoods at a way higher rate than many others in America. This ridiculous attempt to turn them into another persecuted minority is so far from the truth

*citation needed*

Not needed. Its common knowledge. Do a simple google search, im not your mother.

The burden of proof is on the person who makes the claims. You should have provided links or other evidence in your initial post if you didn't want me making fun of your total lack of evidence.

Also, presuming I do google search, what exactly would I look for? "How muslims were treated after 9/11?" That seems ripe for the lunatics that pop up in google search to crowd out the actual evidence.

EDIT: I searched for exactly that, and all I'm coming up with is evidence that muslims have been treated badly.

[Stand With Israel. Crush Hamas]

Guys, this isn't about the kid, the clock or the bomb. It's the fact that Muslims face an absolutely awful situation in America where they're attacked, scapegoated and ridiculed by idiots who don't even understand what's going on. You've got Presidential candidates saying that Muslims can't be Presidents, you've had this insane nudge nudge that Obama must be a Muslim and thus unfit for office 

Alright calm down.. You dont understand the situation of Muslims in this country at all. They are not being attacked. They've been more successful than almost any other immigrant group in America. They have high incomes, good jobs, and live in integrated neighborhoods at a way higher rate than many others in America. This ridiculous attempt to turn them into another persecuted minority is so far from the truth

https://storify.com/ajstream/afterseptember11

A self-selecting group of Twitter comments about incidents over a decade old are not remotely a good piece of evidence.

I don't doubt that they faced a good deal of ugliness at times and the current rhetoric by the likes of Carson and Trump is deeply irresponsible, but the hate crime statistics simply don't back up any sort of anti-Muslim epidemic.

[WVdemocrat]

Guys, this isn't about the kid, the clock or the bomb. It's the fact that Muslims face an absolutely awful situation in America where they're attacked, scapegoated and ridiculed by idiots who don't even understand what's going on. You've got Presidential candidates saying that Muslims can't be Presidents, you've had this insane nudge nudge that Obama must be a Muslim and thus unfit for office 

Alright calm down.. You dont understand the situation of Muslims in this country at all. They are not being attacked. They've been more successful than almost any other immigrant group in America. They have high incomes, good jobs, and live in integrated neighborhoods at a way higher rate than many others in America. This ridiculous attempt to turn them into another persecuted minority is so far from the truth

https://storify.com/ajstream/afterseptember11

Some kids got weird looks and asked insensitive questions.. They'll be fine

That's called racism you cynical right-wing asshole. Just because a black person wouldn't be physically harmed by being called a ni**ger doesn't mean that we should go around shouting ni**ger.

[Green Line]

Guys, this isn't about the kid, the clock or the bomb. It's the fact that Muslims face an absolutely awful situation in America where they're attacked, scapegoated and ridiculed by idiots who don't even understand what's going on. You've got Presidential candidates saying that Muslims can't be Presidents, you've had this insane nudge nudge that Obama must be a Muslim and thus unfit for office 

Alright calm down.. You dont understand the situation of Muslims in this country at all. They are not being attacked. They've been more successful than almost any other immigrant group in America. They have high incomes, good jobs, and live in integrated neighborhoods at a way higher rate than many others in America. This ridiculous attempt to turn them into another persecuted minority is so far from the truth

https://storify.com/ajstream/afterseptember11

Some kids got weird looks and asked insensitive questions.. They'll be fine

That's called racism you cynical right-wing asshole. Just because a black person wouldn't be physically harmed by being called a ni**ger doesn't mean that we should go around shouting ni**ger.

Where did I say that any of those things are okay?  I was responding to the poster who said Muslims in America face an "absolutely awful situation".  That just hyperbole.

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

Guys, this isn't about the kid, the clock or the bomb. It's the fact that Muslims face an absolutely awful situation in America where they're attacked, scapegoated and ridiculed by idiots who don't even understand what's going on. You've got Presidential candidates saying that Muslims can't be Presidents, you've had this insane nudge nudge that Obama must be a Muslim and thus unfit for office 

Alright calm down.. You dont understand the situation of Muslims in this country at all. They are not being attacked. They've been more successful than almost any other immigrant group in America. They have high incomes, good jobs, and live in integrated neighborhoods at a way higher rate than many others in America. This ridiculous attempt to turn them into another persecuted minority is so far from the truth

https://storify.com/ajstream/afterseptember11

Some kids got weird looks and asked insensitive questions.. They'll be fine

That's called racism you cynical right-wing asshole. Just because a black person wouldn't be physically harmed by being called a ni**ger doesn't mean that we should go around shouting ni**ger.

Not trying to blame the victim, but building a clock that looks like a bomb will not help your situation.

[Mr. Morden]

*bump*

Now a Halloween costume:

http://www.chron.com/life/style/article/Now-you-can-be-Texas-clock-bomb-boy-AKA-Ahmen-6554879.php

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

*bump*

Now a Halloween costume:

http://www.chron.com/life/style/article/Now-you-can-be-Texas-clock-bomb-boy-AKA-Ahmen-6554879.php

Is there a warning that Muslims should not purchase this?  (I'm thinking back to dead0man's post, sorry)

[Crumpets]

*bump*

Now a Halloween costume:

http://www.chron.com/life/style/article/Now-you-can-be-Texas-clock-bomb-boy-AKA-Ahmen-6554879.php

I love the "Sexy Donald Trump" and "Sexy Cecil the Lion" ones.

[Bigby]

*bump*

Now a Halloween costume:

http://www.chron.com/life/style/article/Now-you-can-be-Texas-clock-bomb-boy-AKA-Ahmen-6554879.php

Jesus finsking Christ, you've got to be joking.

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14 year old boys are such an overrated demographic.

[Kingpoleon]

If I made a clock that looked like that and brought it to school, I guarantee you I'd get arrested.

[Bigby]

If I made a clock that looked like that and brought it to school, I guarantee you I'd get arrested.

Yes, but no one would care since they couldn't politicize it.

[Beezer]

Obama really tried to downplay the meeting between him an Ahmed after the latter's whirlwind tour of the Islamic world during which he met genocidal maniacs (is Ahmed still going to school?). A far cry from "cool clock"

[Mr. Morden]

Apparently the kid and his family are now moving to Qatar:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/10/20/ahmed-mohamed-qatar/74300920/