Isnt that what they thought it was?
I wonder how the TSA would react to that suitcase.
So the criteria, then, is "has circuit boards?"
Where's the explosive, or something that looks like an explosive?
Can you find an example of a child being expelled for drawing a gun?
Don't bring up pop-tart kid: he was suspended for repeatedly disrupting class even after other disciplinary actions.
They've confiscated car keys in the past so I'm not going to expect they'd react well to a deadly clock.
I wonder how the TSA would react to that suitcase.
Ahh, so you think there's a series of bomb stunts now?
What prompts you to defend this kid?
No, not bomb stunts. Rather, I think there has been a series of grandiose public political statements by the father and a series of minor "look at me" stunts by the son. When clock boy brought his creation to school and was eager to take it out, the teacher told him not to display it and that she would look at it later. Evidently, she was accustomed to him seeking out attention.
Why do you find this so improbable? Clock deserves neither handcuffs nor to be romanticized.
The fact that the school overreacted to a clock?
The fact that the school overreacted to a clock?
The fact that the school overreacted to a clock?
Where's the lawsuit?
Ok, so they overreacted. That's nothing new. Why has this kid become the topic for national dialogue.
That's an entirely different question.
So the criteria, then, is "has circuit boards?"
Where's the explosive, or something that looks like an explosive?
The way I remember the story this family has been on the scam.
This has always been a D LIST story for me, so I have not been paying much attention.
What series of "look at me" stunts?
To the untrained eye, it looked like a bomb.
Ok, so they overreacted. That's nothing new. Why has this kid become the topic for national dialogue.
Famous last words, as they say.. The school appropriately reacted, closed case.
Tim-
You folks seem to be forgetting the facts.
He brought it to his engineering teacher, who complimented it but told him to keep it in his backpack because he thought it looked vaguely like a bomb. He then plugged it in and set the time during English class, whereupon that teacher told him not to show it to anyone else for the same reason. The teacher later confiscated the clock, held onto it, and called the police. The police came and interrogated him about his intentions in bringing the clock to school, and the police determined he had no malicious intent. Other teachers expressed surprise on being interviewed because apparently the kid had a history of bringing such 'projects' in to school.
So:
1. It is a lie to claim the school thought it was a bomb. They knew it was a clock but were instead concerned about resemblance to a cartoon-watcher's idea of a bomb.
2. If they had thought it was a bomb, then the teachers engaged in suicidally stupid behavior: The first let him keep it. The second let him keep it before confiscating it, and then just holding onto it. No students were evacuated. Not the best idea if you actually think you're holding a time bomb, is it?
Think.
Several news articles contained references suggesting that Clock Boy enjoyed attention at school. No, I am not going to spend time looking for them. Information regarding his father's apparent seeking of attention, however, is readily available.
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Sometimes apples don't fall far from the tree. I find the allegations about Clock Boy credible, you may not. Then again, I don't think the NASA T-shirt worn by clock boy is a coincidence either. Color me 'cynical'... .
That aside, Clock Boy should not have been cuffed. Rather, he should have been told to put his "invention" back in the box.
So.. your evidence of clock boy's attention seeking is his dad started businesses and ran for office?
Yes, running for presidential office of country "X" while not being a resident of country "X" could indicate attention seeking. So might declaring ones self the president of a small religous group and then using a religous title with out apparently having the education that is commonly associated with it.
Apparently, none of the other Islamic clergy in Dallas recognize his use of the Sheikh title. Likewise, though he has been asked not to even lead prayers anymore, he still uses the religous title. Yes, that could also indicate attention seeking.
I know... there are lots of possible explanations for the above. You are probably inclined to accept them.
And of course, there is no law preventing say my Mexican friend from announcing that she is running for the Mexican presidency from the United States while also using the title of bishop even though she no longer leads bible study in her home church. She, however, has not done any of these things. I wonder why.... .
These are all things the father did, not the son.
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