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re: Clock boy’s ‘hoax’ has legendary scientist steamed; ‘I feel a fool’.

Posted on 9/21/15 at 11:27 am to
Posted by JBeam
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Posted on 9/21/15 at 11:27 am to
Because this place tends to go full retarded fairly quickly.
Posted by Napoleon
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Posted on 9/21/15 at 11:28 am to
I saw another story where someone was upset he called it an "invention" it was parts of a clock, put back together.

I think going to jail was too far, but I can see why it was removed and he was suspended.
Posted by LoveThatMoney
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Posted on 9/21/15 at 11:29 am to
I'm not going to rely upon websites that appear likely to give me viruses when entered.
Posted by CAD703X
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Posted on 9/21/15 at 11:30 am to
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Dawkins tweeted: “If the reassembled components did something more than the original clock, that’s creative. If not, it looks like hoax.”

Dawkins eventually retreated. He devoted tweets to questioning police motives and tweeted a reference to the new leader of Britain’s opposition Labour party: “Sorry if I go a bit over the top in my passion for truth. Not just over a boy’s alleged ‘invention’ but also media lies about J[eremy] Corbyn.”

In an answer to a Twitter user who wrote: “I think you too frequently confuse ‘truth’ with ‘obsessive and unnecessary dedication to accuracy’”, Dawkins wrote: “That could well be true, in which case I apologise. I guess I’m a bit sensitive about being among the many fooled.”

He subsequently retweeted President Obama’s White House invitation to the boy.




way to stand your ground, dawkins.




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This post was edited on 9/21/15 at 11:31 am
Posted by upgrayedd
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Posted on 9/21/15 at 11:30 am to
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so what better way to prove them wrong than by building something with a bunch of wires and a timer in a suitcase and bringing it to school?


Exactly. This was teenage angst that was coddled and encouraged by an activist and failed politician of a father.
Posted by elposter
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Posted on 9/21/15 at 11:30 am to
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and once it was clear that it was a clock they should have said there was no need for police involvement and suspended the kid for trolling the school


So not even a possibility that the kid said something or acted in a way that made the school want to get the police involved for some further questioning? You know better than the people there right?
Posted by LesMiles BFF
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Posted on 9/21/15 at 11:31 am to
I'm being completely honest here.
Threads like this one scare me. Before the internet I didn't know there were people like these idiots in the world.

It makes me furious that they have a vote just like me. It also reminds me of how far the human race has to go.
Posted by butterball101
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Posted on 9/21/15 at 11:31 am to


Please pledge dinars for little Ahmeds fight against his Tyrannical American school...
Posted by CAD703X
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Posted on 9/21/15 at 11:32 am to
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So not even a possibility that the kid said something or acted in a way that made the school want to get the police involved for some further questioning? You know better than the people there right?


the biggest question of this whole thing no one seems to be asking:

- was this a school project?

- or did he just "randomly" decide to build something in a briefcase that looked exactly like a bomb and bring it to school to show off?


if its the latter, this is nothing but troll-bait, plain and simple.
Posted by Salmon
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Posted on 9/21/15 at 11:32 am to
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So not even a possibility that the kid said something or acted in a way that made the school want to get the police involved for some further questioning? You know better than the people there right?


have they came out and said he did anything like that?

I mean...if he was running around screaming "death to the infidels!" then sure

but I haven't read anywhere that he was acting like that
This post was edited on 9/21/15 at 11:34 am
Posted by 4X4DEMON
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Posted on 9/21/15 at 11:33 am to
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You people are scary. It upsets me to no end to realize that a lot of humans are superstitious animals and we haven't evolved to a point where you idiocy hasn't been bread out of our species.



This post was edited on 9/21/15 at 11:34 am
Posted by LesMiles BFF
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Posted on 9/21/15 at 11:33 am to
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they came out and said he did anything like that?


Why are you engaging these people?

They are lunatics.
Posted by i am dan
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Posted on 9/21/15 at 11:34 am to
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I mean...that doesn't look like a bomb either


Backpacks don't look like bombs either.

Posted by Dandy Lion
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Posted on 9/21/15 at 11:34 am to
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Clock boy

Posted by Salmon
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Posted on 9/21/15 at 11:36 am to
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Backpacks don't look like bombs either.


so...ban backpacks?
Posted by butterball101
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Posted on 9/21/15 at 11:36 am to
Nope not a school project ever at all.

Ahmed surprised his electronics teacher with it and he told him to keep it in his bag. This is all on record.

He pulled it out in six period English class and would not respond to his teacher who called in the principle when she asked him to put it up... This according to published reports of Mark Cubans statement after he talked with school administrators.
Posted by The Sad Banana
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Posted on 9/21/15 at 11:37 am to
Wait, Mark Cuban is involved? I love that guy.
Posted by JBeam
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Posted on 9/21/15 at 11:39 am to
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butterball101

Posted by GeauxxxTigers23
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Posted on 9/21/15 at 11:40 am to
I just think it's a good idea to kill him before he starts making real bombs
Posted by CAD703X
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Posted on 9/21/15 at 11:41 am to
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He pulled it out in six period English class and would not respond to his teacher who called in the principle when she asked him to put it up...


getting desperate at no response throughout the day..takes it up a notch.

would ***LOVE*** to see the texts between him and his parents throughout the day. bet those will never see the light of day since he dindu nuffin
This post was edited on 9/21/15 at 11:43 am
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