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re: Texas child arrested for building a clock and bringing to school
Posted on 9/16/15 at 9:25 am to TheCaterpillar
Posted on 9/16/15 at 9:25 am to TheCaterpillar
quote:If you don't think his race and name had something to do with him getting thrown in jail, you are crazy.
I intentionally didn't say anything race related on the OP. I don't think that was the reason he was thrown in jail.
This might have happened to any kid of any race.
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Posted on 9/16/15 at 9:26 am to KG6
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One has an explosion. One tells time.
You simply can not take chances any more.
Posted on 9/16/15 at 9:26 am to KG6
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It's a bomb as much as dropping mentos in a diet coke bottle is a bomb. It makes a loud noise.
This is not true. I have seen firsthand how the drano/chlorine bombs in 2 liter bottles can cause really bad chemical burns. I made several with a neighbor when we were 12-13 and one blew up in his face; it ate through his clothes (and the few drops that hit me went straight through my clothes) and his eyes were burned bad enough that he had to wear eye patches for a couple of weeks. He' still got scars 20 years later where it hit his skin.
Posted on 9/16/15 at 9:27 am to SG_Geaux
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One has an explosion. One tells time. You simply can not take chances any more.
also, it is not uncommon for bombs to be set off by.......GASP......clocks
Posted on 9/16/15 at 9:28 am to WDE24
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If you don't think his race and name had something to do with him getting thrown in jail, you are crazy.
I didn't say that. I said I don't think it was THE reason.
Posted on 9/16/15 at 9:29 am to Rouge
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One has an explosion. One tells time. You simply can not take chances any more.
also, it is not uncommon for bombs to be set off by.......GASP......clocks
How many bombs have you seen set off by clocks in real life?
Also, even if true, that's fine. Put him in the office, even suspend him. Handcuff a tiny kid and throw him in jail? Come the frick on.
Posted on 9/16/15 at 9:30 am to KG6
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That wasn't hard to find
Seems COMPLETELY different.
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Price "has been warning the students for some weeks," said Warner. "We've had a problem at this school. The boys have gone around fake shooting and making paper guns at class. It's inappropriate. She has sent notes to parents for the past three weeks alerting them of the problem."
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Warner said Nathan wasn't singled out as an example, but that his was the first incident after Price gave "her final notice last week."
The kid had tons and tons of warnings, and the parents did too. Lets not act like forming a gun with your hand one time is getting this kid suspended. Still crazy, but there were lots of warnings. The dad should have made it clear to his son as well.
Posted on 9/16/15 at 9:30 am to TheCaterpillar
What do you think THE reason was?
Posted on 9/16/15 at 9:31 am to WDE24
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What do you think THE reason was?
Overreaction by police. I'm sure race made it worse, but these dumbass school district cops were just hungry for action I'm sure.
Posted on 9/16/15 at 9:32 am to WDE24
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If you don't think his race and name had something to do with him getting thrown in jail, you are crazy.
If the kid didn't make any threats and really just built a click out of interest then the school and police should be ashamed.
Posted on 9/16/15 at 9:33 am to SabiDojo
Was the school evacuated? How much of a threat did people really feel if it wasn't?
Posted on 9/16/15 at 9:34 am to SabiDojo
Is a picture of the clock available?
Posted on 9/16/15 at 9:35 am to uway
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Is a picture of the clock available?
Not currently, but this is gaining traction in national media. So unless the cops destroyed it (bomb protocol), then I bet a picture is released.
If the kid has an iphone like all kids do these days, I'm sure he snapped a photo too.
Posted on 9/16/15 at 9:35 am to TheCaterpillar
quote:Obviously, but I think (don't know for sure without more info) that the name and race of this kid caused the over reaction. If it was a nerdy kid with a suburban sounding name like Hayden or jaxton or liam, I'm guessing school officials handle it without an arrest.
Overreaction by police.
Posted on 9/16/15 at 9:36 am to KG6
quote:
That wasn't hard to find
Seems COMPLETELY different.
quote:
Price "has been warning the students for some weeks," said Warner. "We've had a problem at this school. The boys have gone around fake shooting and making paper guns at class. It's inappropriate. She has sent notes to parents for the past three weeks alerting them of the problem."
quote:
Warner said Nathan wasn't singled out as an example, but that his was the first incident after Price gave "her final notice last week."
The kid had tons and tons of warnings, and the parents did too. Lets not act like forming a gun with your hand one time is getting this kid suspended. Still crazy, but there were lots of warnings. The dad should have made it clear to his son as well.
Posted on 9/16/15 at 9:36 am to WDE24
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with a suburban sounding name like Hayden or jaxton or liam
I lol'ed.
And I don't disagree, I just think it wasn't the ONLY reason this happened.
Posted on 9/16/15 at 9:37 am to TheCaterpillar
So we just killed this kids creativity?
frick this whole cuntry
frick this whole cuntry
Posted on 9/16/15 at 9:37 am to tiggerthetooth
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tiggerthetooth
The elusive 10 minute delayed doubled post.
Kudos, sir.
Posted on 9/16/15 at 9:40 am to TheCaterpillar
either the police/teachers are morons or this clock looks a lot like a bomb and the science teacher probably should have thought this through more. Seems like we are missing some info here.
Posted on 9/16/15 at 9:41 am to WDE24
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Obviously, but I think (don't know for sure without more info) that the name and race of this kid caused the over reaction. If it was a nerdy kid with a suburban sounding name like Hayden or jaxton or liam, I'm guessing school officials handle it without an arrest.
Yall are saying these things because a government official had the reaction.
If a Muslim kid walked into your party with a device that looked like a bomb, I doubt you'd be so understanding.
And if the ethnicity really wouldn't matter to you, then you're not using your brain.
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