USA Boy handcuffed over homemade clock

[hornetrider]

jjlynn27 said:

Kid is a genius. Certainly didn't miss out on making full use of opportunities presented.

Indeed, and the story isn't over yet.

Oakey said:

I see he wants $15million in damages or he's going to sue the school and his city

Well, even if he gets 10% he'll be set for life.

[Gren]

Oakey said:

I see he wants $15million in damages or he's going to sue the school and his city

He's just lost my sympathy.

Met Obama and a few other 'worthies'. Named as one of the worlds top 10 influential teens and probably has a guaranteed entry to any Uni/tech company he wants. I struggle to see what damages he has incurred.

[BoRED S2upid]

AJS- said:

Incidentally the BBC has a picture of Ahmed's clock here.



Now given that his father is a politically active Sudanese Muslim, you could be forgiven for giving that a closer look.

That's some "clock" I always like a small clock personally, one that I can sit on a bedside table and tell the time from. Not one I have to carry around in a metal briefcase!

[Dog Star]

BoRED S2upid said:

AJS- said:

Incidentally the BBC has a picture of Ahmed's clock here.



Now given that his father is a politically active Sudanese Muslim, you could be forgiven for giving that a closer look.

That's some "clock" I always like a small clock personally, one that I can sit on a bedside table and tell the time from. Not one I have to carry around in a metal briefcase!

Well there's extra space in there for carrying a load of sausages - mind you you would probably need to bind the sausages together with a bit of wire or something to keep them from getting all jumbled up. All totally innocently.

[s3fella]

Room for a falafel from Alan's Snackbar.

[AyBee]

Oakey said:

I see he wants $15million in damages or he's going to sue the school and his city

I don't imagine it was him who came up with the idea...

[otolith]

budfox said:

It's blatantly obvious to all and sundry that the kid built a clock to resemble a bomb. No ifs or buts.

Apart from all those people who don't agree with you.

[BJG1]

Well "spot the racist" is easy today.

[superkartracer]

budfox said:

It's blatantly obvious to all and sundry that the kid built a clock to resemble a bomb. No ifs or buts.

[BlackLabel]

hornetrider said:

Well, even if he gets 10% he'll be set for life.

'Set for life'? This is PHs - $1.5m would not even pay for a couple of decades worth of family holidays and dining out don't you know.

[0000]

budfox said:

It's blatantly obvious to all and sundry that the kid built a clock to resemble a bomb.

Eh? What about it makes it look more like a bomb than a clock made by a kid?

[BJG1]

0000 said:

budfox said:

It's blatantly obvious to all and sundry that the kid built a clock to resemble a bomb.

Eh? What about it makes it look more like a bomb than a clock made by a kid?

bigotry.

[Hol]

otolith said:

budfox said:

It's blatantly obvious to all and sundry that the kid built a clock to resemble a bomb. No ifs or buts.

Apart from all those people who don't agree with you.

All those people need to take their apologist politically correct rose tinted glasses of then.

You couldn't make look more like a bomb and less like a clock, if you dosed it with mazipan essence.

Edited by Hol on Tuesday 24th November 12:08

[otolith]

Hol said:

otolith said:

budfox said:

It's blatantly obvious to all and sundry that the kid built a clock to resemble a bomb. No ifs or buts.

Apart from all those people who don't agree with you.

All those people need to take their apologist politically correct rose tinted glasses of then.

Even better, they should stop thinking that they are normal.

[Oakey]

AyBee said:

I don't imagine it was him who came up with the idea...

Apparently his father has a bit of form for this type of thing, still, I'm sure they're enjoying their new life in freedom filled Qatar

[Hol]

otolith said:

Hol said:

otolith said:

budfox said:

It's blatantly obvious to all and sundry that the kid built a clock to resemble a bomb. No ifs or buts.

Apart from all those people who don't agree with you.

All those people need to take their apologist politically correct rose tinted glasses of then.

Even better, they should stop thinking that they are normal.

[s3fella]

To be fair, the kid could have built it in black bowling ball and put a fizzing fuse on it.


The briefcase clock though, .. such a handy way of carrying a plug in the mains timepiece, I am sure it was entirely innocent.

[jjlynn27]

BJG1 said:

Well "spot the racist" is easy today.

Is it ever difficult? To anyone but themselves.

[otolith]

Setting aside the obvious, you know, him being a bit brown and a bit Islamic and all that, what on earth makes you think he would want to make something that would be mistaken for a bomb? He showed it to the fking teacher, for god's sake, it's not as if he left it ticking in hallway.

[montymoo]

0000 said:

budfox said:

It's blatantly obvious to all and sundry that the kid built a clock to resemble a bomb.

Eh? What about it makes it look more like a bomb than a clock made by a kid?

Do you really think it looks like a Clock? I mean seriously?