Student Arrested for Clock 'Bomb'

[Bison]

I got in trouble for having too big of a can of shaving cream at an airport screening once.  Smuck would be proud.

[BanzaiCat]

Good point.

I guess it's easy to judge over here on the sidelines.

[mirth]

I suggest respectfully you google kids toy gun suspension.   You will find plent of stories to refute the notion this was merely based on the color of skin.  Kids are suspended, arrested, and charged for toy guns, keychain guns and all sorts of similar absurdity..  Including white kids too as if that matters, but apparently race is what matters in this case.  Kids are suspended for wearing t-shirts with the American flag.  They aren't getting tweets of support or condemnations that the school and police acted stupidly from the highest levels of power in this nation. Why?  Because every damned thing these days is political.  It either supports the agenda or it doesn't.

Is this directed at me? I've already said  that I don't think it was racially, ethnically or religiously motivated. However I can totally see why people might think so. And of course some people are going to use it to push an agenda. That's hardly a surprise.

[mirth]

I got in trouble for having too big of a can of shaving cream at an airport screening once.  Smuck would be proud.

Ha!

[mirth]

I got in trouble for having too big of a can of shaving cream at an airport screening once.  Smuck would be proud.

Just be glad you didn't have this. You'd  be in Gitmo.

[Bison]

I'd be on the history channels ancient aliens program to discuss my recent abduction by the Anunnaki.

[mirth]

I'd be on the history channels ancient aliens program to discuss my recent abduction by the Anunnaki.

Star is a recurring guest.

[Bison]

Yeah but I'm not there for the anal probe part.

[bayonetbrant]

[bayonetbrant]

[mirth]

I just want to mention that I appreciate the civil discourse on this subject. When I posted this last night, I had intended to put it in RP&FW and instead put it in Current Events by mistake. After that, I figured it would end up in RP&FW within a few posts.

There have been some valid points raised on both sides of the issue. It's been nice to have it done in an even tempered manner.

[undercovergeek]

Just read this in George takeis post about him being subjected to similar treatment - I'm naive, it's my fault - but if the above is true am I really expected to believe that a school wanted to humiliate and make an example of a child?

[bayonetbrant]

I don't think the school gave two shits one way or the other if they humiliated him.  Unfortunately, that attitude is not rare, no matter the school, the kid, or the supposed transgression.

[undercovergeek]

i will add i wholeheartedly believe this kid wasnt arrested because hes a muslim, he was arrested because some idiots thought he made a bomb - regardless of his colour or religion

[mirth]

I don't think the school gave two shits one way or the other if they humiliated him.  Unfortunately, that attitude is not rare, no matter the school, the kid, or the supposed transgression.

+1  I've known plenty of teachers and school administrators who were petty, vindictive pricks.