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Post by AgeOfEnlightenmentSCP on Oct 20, 2015 21:06:47 GMT -5
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Post by mroped on Oct 20, 2015 21:39:20 GMT -5
Moral to the story: you can be smart, but you can't be Muslim!
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Post by djAdvocate on Oct 20, 2015 21:41:30 GMT -5
Zimmerman should probably go, too.
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Post by Tennesseer on Oct 20, 2015 21:49:22 GMT -5
The young man probably would have been charged for attempted terrorism if the police truly believed his clock was an attempt to trick everyone in believing it was a bomb. Seeing no charges were ever filed....
I have come to expect ridiculous article titles and statements like the one above from Pamela Geller.
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Post by djAdvocate on Oct 20, 2015 22:36:45 GMT -5
this reeks of victim blaming, imo.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2015 2:58:26 GMT -5
Moral to the story: you can be smart, but you can't be Muslim! How smart do you have to be to take a clock out of one case and put it in a different case?
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Post by mroped on Oct 21, 2015 6:00:38 GMT -5
Moral to the story: you can be smart, but you can't be Muslim! How smart do you have to be to take a clock out of one case and put it in a different case? I don't believe that was the point. If it were a white kid, born and bred in USA the clock would've been unnoticed. In this specific case, the teacher deserves a second look and maybe some constructive advise as to prevent further unfounded claims/calls to emergency services. If one is to look into that, would probably find some suppressed anger and hate towards non American born, non whites and definetly nonchristians.
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Post by happyhoix on Oct 21, 2015 11:40:18 GMT -5
Why is this kid a piece of garbage? He liked to experiment with electronic devices and his school goes nuts.
Frankly if this was my kid and he got an invitation to study at an elite school where he wouldn't be singled out for extra scrutiny because of how he looks and what his name is, I'd hop on that offer, too.
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Post by fairlycrazy23 on Oct 21, 2015 11:42:26 GMT -5
I haven't been following this too closely and I may have my facts wrong, so correct me if I am wrong, But the boy brought the suitcase clock to school Showed his shop teacher, who told him not to show anybody else. Boy takes suitcase clock to English class, where he plugs it in. Suitcase clock alarm goes off. English teacher freaks out and the rest of the story unfolds. I think early on it was discovered to not be a bomb, which is why there was no lock down etc, but was detained because of bring something that could look like a bomb. BTW, the suitecase clock looks a lot like what most people probably think a suitcase bomb would look like. I fail to see how this boy is a victim, of anything but maybe his one stupidity for not keeping the device hidden after being told too, however, I think he knew exactly what he was doing, probably at prompting from his Father.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2015 11:48:49 GMT -5
How smart do you have to be to take a clock out of one case and put it in a different case? I don't believe that was the point. If it were a white kid, born and bred in USA the clock would've been unnoticed. In this specific case, the teacher deserves a second look and maybe some constructive advise as to prevent further unfounded claims/calls to emergency services. If one is to look into that, would probably find some suppressed anger and hate towards non American born, non whites and definetly nonchristians. My only point was if he were a white kid we wouldn't be talking about how smart he was for taking a clock out of a case and putting it in a different one either.
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Post by djAdvocate on Oct 21, 2015 16:31:18 GMT -5
I haven't been following this too closely and I may have my facts wrong, so correct me if I am wrong, But the boy brought the suitcase clock to school Showed his shop teacher, who told him not to show anybody else. Boy takes suitcase clock to English class, where he plugs it in. Suitcase clock alarm goes off. English teacher freaks out and the rest of the story unfolds. I think early on it was discovered to not be a bomb, which is why there was no lock down etc, but was detained because of bring something that could look like a bomb. BTW, the suitecase clock looks a lot like what most people probably think a suitcase bomb would look like. I fail to see how this boy is a victim, of anything but maybe his one stupidity for not keeping the device hidden after being told too, however, I think he knew exactly what he was doing, probably at prompting from his Father. here is a kit clock for kids to build: you don't get these at WalMart. you have to go to a hobby shop.
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Post by NoNamePerson on Oct 21, 2015 18:32:30 GMT -5
I haven't followed the story very closely but wasn't he invited to the White House. That's quite an honor but I wonder if he took the clock with him to show the President?
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Post by fishy999 on Oct 21, 2015 20:15:34 GMT -5
I haven't been following this too closely and I may have my facts wrong, so correct me if I am wrong, But the boy brought the suitcase clock to school Showed his shop teacher, who told him not to show anybody else. Boy takes suitcase clock to English class, where he plugs it in. Suitcase clock alarm goes off. English teacher freaks out and the rest of the story unfolds. I think early on it was discovered to not be a bomb, which is why there was no lock down etc, but was detained because of bring something that could look like a bomb. BTW, the suitecase clock looks a lot like what most people probably think a suitcase bomb would look like. I fail to see how this boy is a victim, of anything but maybe his one stupidity for not keeping the device hidden after being told too, however, I think he knew exactly what he was doing, probably at prompting from his Father. Those pictures are deceptive- they are not the same size- the kids clock was in a small box around the size of a cigar box- look at the plug.
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Post by weltschmerz on Oct 21, 2015 23:28:07 GMT -5
...and I'm convinced that it's impossible for YOU to experience embarrassment. From scaring little old ladies on the highway with boat horns to always picking political losers, you actually go further and double down, instead of saying "OK. Maybe I was wrong."
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Post by Virgil Showlion on Oct 22, 2015 5:59:28 GMT -5
Maybe we can all just agree that the authorities' handling of the case and the subsequent praise and affection lavished on the boy are both nutty McFrootloops.
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Post by Opti on Oct 22, 2015 7:29:10 GMT -5
It was all nutty. I think some of the praise and opportunities were mostly a result of the extreme stories and worries posted in social media.
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Post by AgeOfEnlightenmentSCP on Oct 22, 2015 8:21:48 GMT -5
this reeks of victim blaming, imo. I suppose you're right. It's not the kid's fault he's being indoctrinated by muslim extremists who are having their actions validated by Obama's official acts. The poor kid doesn't have a chance in life. He's just another walking dead jihadi.
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Post by AgeOfEnlightenmentSCP on Oct 22, 2015 8:24:07 GMT -5
I haven't been following this too closely and I may have my facts wrong, so correct me if I am wrong, But the boy brought the suitcase clock to school Showed his shop teacher, who told him not to show anybody else. Boy takes suitcase clock to English class, where he plugs it in. Suitcase clock alarm goes off. English teacher freaks out and the rest of the story unfolds. I think early on it was discovered to not be a bomb, which is why there was no lock down etc, but was detained because of bring something that could look like a bomb. BTW, the suitecase clock looks a lot like what most people probably think a suitcase bomb would look like. I fail to see how this boy is a victim, of anything but maybe his one stupidity for not keeping the device hidden after being told too, however, I think he knew exactly what he was doing, probably at prompting from his Father. Those pictures are deceptive- they are not the same size- the kids clock was in a small box around the size of a cigar box- look at the plug. The size of the box is not the point. The point is that the kid ripped out the guts of a clock, he did NOT 'build' a clock; and he put them in the case they were in so that they would appear to be a bomb. It was more than likely a dry run for a terrorist attack on our schools using children as muslims are known to do. If you're blind to this, then you are part of the problem in this country.
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Post by The Walk of the Penguin Mich on Oct 22, 2015 8:25:10 GMT -5
Moral to the story: you can be smart, but you can't be Muslim! How smart do you have to be to take a clock out of one case and put it in a different case? Can you do it?
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Post by Tennesseer on Oct 22, 2015 8:26:58 GMT -5
Those pictures are deceptive- they are not the same size- the kids clock was in a small box around the size of a cigar box- look at the plug. The size of the box is not the point. The point is that the kid ripped out the guts of a clock, he did NOT 'build' a clock; and he put them in the case they were in so that they would appear to be a bomb. It was more than likely a dry run for a terrorist attack on our schools using children as muslims are known to do. If you're blind to this, then you are part of the problem in this country. No. You are part of the problem with your typical fake hysteria.
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Post by Opti on Oct 22, 2015 8:53:08 GMT -5
Can anyone actually prove this assertion?
I would love to know what kind of clock had those long wires, etc. in it.
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Post by djAdvocate on Oct 22, 2015 9:15:02 GMT -5
Can anyone actually prove this assertion?
I would love to know what kind of clock had those long wires, etc. in it.
1980's Radio Shack digital alarm clock. next question: who claimed that he BUILT IT ??
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Post by OldCoyote on Oct 22, 2015 9:16:22 GMT -5
A bomb with a cord to plug into a wall socket no less.
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Post by djAdvocate on Oct 22, 2015 9:19:15 GMT -5
A bomb with a cord to plug into a wall socket no less. which is lame, right? first thing i noticed.
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Post by djAdvocate on Oct 22, 2015 9:21:32 GMT -5
here is what i think happened:
he pulled the clock apart because he wanted to know how it worked, and he brought it to school with him in his pencil box (yes, that is what that is).
the clock alarm went off and some not so sharp teacher freaked out.
the rest is history.
prove me wrong.
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Post by mmhmm on Oct 22, 2015 9:22:34 GMT -5
He's just a kid. He may have taken apart a clock and put it back together differently in the box. That's what it looks/sounds like. To him, being just a kid, he did build it. It's not the same clock. If I took a clock apart, I'm not sure I could put it back together again and make it work. If he did that, he did good for his age, I'd say.
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Post by OldCoyote on Oct 22, 2015 9:25:29 GMT -5
here is what i think happened: he pulled the clock apart because he wanted to know how it worked, and he brought it to school with him in his pencil box (yes, that is what that is). the clock alarm went off and some not so sharp teacher freaked out. the rest is history. prove me wrong. Did they plug it in? How would the alarm go off if it did not have power?
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Post by djAdvocate on Oct 22, 2015 9:30:22 GMT -5
here is what i think happened: he pulled the clock apart because he wanted to know how it worked, and he brought it to school with him in his pencil box (yes, that is what that is). the clock alarm went off and some not so sharp teacher freaked out. the rest is history. prove me wrong. Did they plug it in? How would the alarm go off if it did not have power? what part of prove me wrong did you not understand?
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