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Off Topic / Re: 14 year-old makes home-made clock, arrested for 'bringing a bomb to school'

« on: September 17, 2015, 11:01:40 PM »

seriously? what? what evidence is there for this?

Circumstantial evidence.

The fact the media outlets like fox like to paint muslims as evil potential bombers who want to spread shariah law and the fact the majority of bigots and paranoid people live in southern states live in Texas. You also have the whole youtube being more apart of real life and how anything can go viral. There are lots of prank videos out with a ton of views after all. You got people on twitch calling swat teams on themselves for views, I'm sure the same applies here. There are also bomb pranks as listed below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Al6HRCm530
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKH9V54WHJs

Minority kid living in an area known for paranoia and bigotry with the existence of a social stigma against muslims, plus the stereotype that muslims are all violent bombers, students with cameras everywhere, plus he brought a clock device with him to school in a metallic suitcase like the ones terrorists use in movies. Sounds like the perfect recipe to get a few minutes of fame. However, He probably didn't foresee getting arrested, nor did he expect to go meet Obama and everyone else. He probably expected for the teacher to freak out, then realize that it was just a clock, everyone has their laugh, and everything goes back to normal.

Heck we don't know much about this kid other than he is 14, goes to school in Texas, Arabic, and has a Muslim family and has enough knowledge to construct a clock that counts up and beeps. Is he one the edgy kids that causes stuff in class? Is he one the quiet kids that doesn't talk much, but gets good grades? So far, no one in this thread really knows him or what he is like. Heck a line from the police like this

"Yup. That's who I thought it was."'

Could also imply that he has done stuff before that required police response, there is probably some history we don't even know off.

All we know is what the he has said on the news and what the news articles and reports have told us.
It also true the police forgeted up big time. For example denying his parents presence which is guaranteed by law since he is a juvenile. Plus according to the Mohammed, the principal tried forcing him to make a statement.

The detention was legal since he is considered a suspect and the police want to make sense of the situation. A suspect is defined as a person who may or may not have committed a crime. There is nothing wrong with taking him down to the station, asking him for his side the story, what happened, what he did, and why he did it. Also detention is not a arrest since it is temporary and it is only conducted to ask questions. You aren't free to go in a detention until you are cleared to leave or arrest can be made.
police side of the story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mn2JtbA7enY
listen, compare stories, then judge

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Off Topic / Re: 14 year-old makes home-made clock, arrested for 'bringing a bomb to school'

« on: September 17, 2015, 08:59:09 PM »

woah racial profiling

woah back seat lawyering

"Racial Profiling" refers to the discriminatory practice by law enforcement officials of targeting individuals for suspicion of crime based on the individual's race, ethnicity, religion or national origin. Criminal profiling, generally, as practiced by police, is the reliance on a group of characteristics they believe to be associated with crime. Examples of racial profiling are the use of race to determine which drivers to stop for minor traffic violations (commonly referred to as "driving while black or brown"), or the use of race to determine which pedestrians to search for illegal contraband.

Racial profiling does not refer to the act of a law enforcement agent pursuing a suspect in which the specific description of the suspect includes race or ethnicity in combination with other identifying factors.

Defining racial profiling as relying “solely” on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin or religion can be problematic. This definition found in some state racial profiling laws is unacceptable, because it fails to include when police act on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin or religion in combination with an alleged violation of all law. Under the “solely” definition, an officer who targeted Latino drivers who were speeding would not be racial profiling because the drivers were not stopped “solely” because of their race but also because they were speeding. This would eliminate the vast majority of racial profiling now occurring.

https://www.aclu.org/racial-profiling-definition

If you want to build a case of wrong doing, build it around the initial response to the bomb which consisted of a brief investigation followed by a an arrest despite there being no bomb.

I'm still leaning towards the fact this kid might have taken advantage of social stigma, just taking advantage of islamophobes to get attention and got way more than what he bargained for. The police forgeted up, so far no one has been proven to be favorable in my eyes.

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Off Topic / Re: 14 year-old makes home-made clock, arrested for 'bringing a bomb to school'

« on: September 17, 2015, 10:00:21 AM »

Pretty sure it had a lot to do with skin color and religion

this is issue of social stigma.

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Off Topic / Re: 14 year-old makes home-made clock, arrested for 'bringing a bomb to school'

« on: September 17, 2015, 12:40:06 AM »

i bet the kid wont have to prove anything with the amount of support he's gathered. there will be too much pressure on the opposing parties and they'll just drop it.

I don't think the school is going to let go. As soon as everyone forgets about him, I suspect they'll try to nail for something for pride reasons.

I would probably move and change schools than deal with an administration like that.

Of course, the police are at fault too for trying to bring this kid up on hoax bomb charges.

That is the principals doing. The only thing you can fault them for is for violating his right to have his parents present.

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Off Topic / Re: 14 year-old makes home-made clock, arrested for 'bringing a bomb to school'

« on: September 17, 2015, 12:01:08 AM »

Hmm...
The principal trying to force a student to make a false confession. Other than pride to cover their ass for overacting, I can't think of another reason they would want to do that.

That would be something to actually be something to be concerned about and to look into.

“A child may not be left unattended in a juvenile processing office and is entitled to be accompanied by the child's parent, guardian, or other custodian or by the child’s attorney,” Section 52.025 states.

There goes my support for that department.

Now whether or no the kid can prove his case is another question.

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Off Topic / Re: 14 year-old makes home-made clock, arrested for 'bringing a bomb to school'

« on: September 16, 2015, 11:40:29 PM »

its a clock not a wrist watch

in a suitcase

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Off Topic / Re: 14 year-old makes home-made clock, arrested for 'bringing a bomb to school'

« on: September 16, 2015, 11:32:05 PM »

Its cop who have no loving idea on how to operate

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Games / Re: [MEGATHREAD] Fallout 4 || The Wait, the Wait Never Changes

« on: September 16, 2015, 10:16:13 PM »

Go forget yourself. :)Isometric is trash.

your waifus are trash bb


and wasteland 2 is getting a free update that will move to the new unity engine, graphics update, and combat overhaul and rebalancing.

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Games / Re: [MEGATHREAD] Fallout 4 || The Wait, the Wait Never Changes

« on: September 16, 2015, 10:03:39 PM »

Maybe Cain get the rights to his own game back and restore the series to it's full isometric glory.

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Forum Games / Re: [VOTE] who is the gayest forumer of all time?? - JAIRO vs IKETHEGENERIC!

« on: September 16, 2015, 09:26:53 PM »

actually being constantly baited should teach you to recognize bait more easily

but to beat the taboo you must become the taboo

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Games / Re: [MEGATHREAD] Fallout 4 || The Wait, the Wait Never Changes

« on: September 16, 2015, 09:25:51 PM »

I'm not worried, as long as its on par with 3

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Off Topic / Re: 14 year-old makes home-made clock, arrested for 'bringing a bomb to school'

« on: September 16, 2015, 08:33:58 PM »

well I mean if a kid in school brought in a clock for show and tell I wouldn't incarcerate him for it

and the fact that bombs dont really count up lmao

Well most real bombs don't have visible counters since most are remotely donated. In a what if scenario the counter could just be there for the hell of it and it counts upward just because it can.

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Forum Games / Re: jairo's community projects planning thread

« on: September 16, 2015, 08:29:57 PM »

Plot twist, France and England turn to facism cause they lost the war.

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Off Topic / Re: North Korea says its nuclear weapons are "ready"

« on: September 16, 2015, 08:02:38 PM »

also isn't one of their ships just a tanker with a few battle tanks sitting on board

That was the Chinese.



such budget

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Off Topic / Re: 14 year-old makes home-made clock, arrested for 'bringing a bomb to school'

« on: September 16, 2015, 08:01:10 PM »

wow, not racially profiling people? what are you, some kind of liberal?! *foams at mouth*

He wasn't profiled, he was straight up judged from the beginning.