‘Clock kid’ Ahmed Mohamed and his family will move to Qatar

Re:‘Clock kid’ Ahmed Mohamed and his family will move to Qatar by beeboop on Tuesday October 20, 2015 @06:30PM (#10422285)

It changes it dramatically. People are saying he got in trouble because of racist school administration being overzealous. The reality, according to the best information we have, is that he was intentionally antagonizing his teachers for attention. What he made is a few blocks of play-doh away from looking like a bomb. A teacher sent him to the office for making what undeniably looks like a hoax bomb. Zero effort went into this - it wasn't a science project, it wasn't inventive, it wasn't something worth showing off other than "hehe this looks like a bomb!".

The way he was treated by officers was absolutely shitty, but it wasn't any different than how officers treat people all day, every day, at schools all across America.

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Re:‘Clock kid’ Ahmed Mohamed and his family will move to Qatar by wolfgke on Tuesday October 20, 2015 @07:26PM (#10422562)

> The way he was treated by officers was absolutely shitty, but it wasn't any different than how officers treat people all day, every day, at schools all across America.

If Ahmed Mohamed's case leads to a change in this area, I think a lot is won.

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Re:‘Clock kid’ Ahmed Mohamed and his family will move to Qatar by beeboop on Tuesday October 20, 2015 @08:22PM (#10422803)

The city leadership and police department leadership being 100% unapologetic and unwavering in their actions says otherwise.

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