12-year-old Sikh boy arrested in US after classmate accuses him of carrying a bomb

[azurnoir]

Source: business standard

Armaan Singh Sarai, a 12-year-old boy from an American-Sikh family, was arrested by the Dallas police on December 11 and held for three consecutive days after he was accused by a “bully” in his class of carrying a bomb to school, claims his cousin in a Facebook post.

Ginee Haer, who claims to be Armaan’s cousin, took to Facebook to describe the boy's ordeal. Describing Armaan as a “goofball”, Haer tells us how her cousin was born and raised in Texas and recently moved to Dallas with his family. The post goes on to describe Armaan’s congenital heart condition, which has led him to having three open heart surgeries. This she said had already made settling in a new location difficult.

According to Haer, Armaan was arrested by the police on December 11 on the basis of an accusation by one of his school-mates. Haer writes: “A bully in class thought it would be funny to accuse him of having a bomb, and so the principal, without any questioning, interrogation, or notification to his parents, called the police.”

Haer goes on to describe how Armaan’s family contacted every police department in the area in a bid to locate him, only to find out that he had been sent to a juvenile facility.


Read more: http://www.business-standard.com/article/beyond-business/12-year-old-sikh-boy-arrested-in-us-after-classmate-accuses-him-of-carrying-a-bomb-115121700360_1.html

[ghostsinthemachine]

1. What have we become?

Sickening. Cultural ignorance.

[Cassiopeia]

2. We have become exactly what TPTB wanted

terrified sheeple with a strong dose of ignorance.

It's not a symptom, it was planned and taught.

[FlatBaroque]

6. Funny thing

TPTB and "the terrorists" want the same thing.

[OffWithTheirHeads]

13. They ARE the same thing!

[A Simple Game]

17. If there were no enemy we would have to create... never mind, too late. n/t

[LarryNM]

42. +1,000 n/t

[2naSalit]

8. +1

[brush]

52. And now when this family sues they'll be bashed just like the "radio boy's" family was . . .

when they sued.

[Botany]

3. Lawsuit

The school district, the class bully's family, and the police department.

[Warpy]

5. No shit, and the bully boy needs a stint in juvie, too

to see exactly what he did to his classmate; a little reality check, not enough to educate him in better bullying.

Hell, even settling out of court might pay his way through college.

[christx30]

11. I'd be more than happy to put the

bully in juvie. He pretty much filed a false report. He is 100% responsible for everything that happened that day, and the arrest of the innocent boy. It's not different from that SWATTING thing that's been happening online a lot. Dangerous and stupid.

[rockfordfile]

56. Texas is a problem

It seems even some of the offspring in that state are messed up.

[tblue37]

22. The bully's parents could end up paying a large civil judgment for failing to

teach their kid about basic human decency. The school and PD will end up paying higher insurance premiums once they settle with the family.

Idiot sticks all.

[Drahthaardogs]

27. Nope.

Principal had no choice. It is the way the world works these days. All claims have to be investigated.

[ManiacJoe]

41. That is the problem. No investigation was done.

According to the article.

[christx30]

48. If the principal got a report from a student

that there was a gun in his backpack, would you want the principal to investigate himself, and risk his life and the lives of any students that were in the area, or would you want him to let the police handle it?
I mean, any answer is going to be wrong, depending on the outcome. If there is a gun, and the police aren't called, the principal is "reckless, wanted to be a hero", ect. If there's no gun, and the police are called, the principal is "racist, jumping at shadows," ect.

I think calling the police was the right move. Holding the Sikh child for 3 days was absolutely wrong. Question him, talk to his parents just to make sure everyone is safe, then expel/arrest the bully for giving a false report.

[uponit7771]

55. No problem in calling the police but there is a problem in the principle or the police not cofirming

... any of the information the bully reported...

That was stupid...

Then

Carrying the child off with no attempt to contact the parents or centralize information of where the young man was.

[christx30]

57. I agree that the parents should have been called.

That should have been the second call the principal made. He screwed up there. When my son pushed a bully down, the principal called me 10 minutes after getting the situation calmed down.
As for not checking the bag, well, if I though there was a bomb in a bag, I know I wouldn't touch it.

[uponit7771]

59. Looks like from the story the teach, principle and police knew there was no bomb and the kid says he

... never admitted to there being a bomb in the bad to the police which wouldn't be actionable seeing they didn't have his parents present.

[closeupready]

60. Yep. $$$ is all that people in the world today understand.

[OKNancy]

4. Dallas morning news link

http://thescoopblog.dallasnews.com/2015/12/arlington-isd-says-12-year-old-sikh-student-arrested-for-making-threat-family-disputes-account.html/

[ghostsinthemachine]

9. It is getting almost impossible to believe anything

that starts with the words "According to police"......

[Journeyman]

28. Thanks for the better link. This story is considerably different than portrayed in the OP. . .

[840high]

32. It certainly is.

[Tarheel_Dem]

37. +1

[niyad]

54. friggen unreal.

. . .

Now, Armaan must wear an ankle monitor while he is under house arrest awaiting a court date.

‘Serious stuff’

Armaan said police interviewed him briefly Friday without his parents present and then evacuated a classroom to examine his backpack.

He was handcuffed and taken to the detention facility in a squad car.

. . . .

[randys1]

7. I am shocked more American Muslims havent been beaten or killed by the filthy racist scum.

[etherealtruth]

23. ...or Americans of Indian, Persian, Arabic back-grounds

Apparently, (to the limited intelligence of most bigots) people of Indian, Persian, Arabic .... etc heritage are all "Muslim" despite being Hindu, Sikh, Zoroastrian, Christian, Atheist ...


*noting that most Muslims are regular folk that just want to live life like you and me

[randys1]

24. Yes, lots of that too

[ck4829]

10. Are they saying "Please sue us" at this point? Do they want to give money to Armaan?

Even AFTER it was clear he didn't have a bomb, why hold him for three days?!

[840high]

33. read post 4

[ANOIS]

12. Unfortunately the Sikhs in America might be the most visible to the ignorant because of the turbans,

but their religion is very peace-oriented.

Also, it is not even a Muslim religion.

[mainer]

14. Ugh. The comments. "Diversity is bad!"

There are actually people in Texas who believe the country is better if there are only white people marrying their cousins.

[katsy]

15. Sue these School districts silly

Sue them until the taxpayers cry "uncle" and elect/hire officials qualified to do the job and understand applicable laws.

[KamaAina]

16. At least it wasn't a teacher this time

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10027442459

[newfie11]

18. OMG!!!! What the hell is wrong with people!!!!

They jailed a 12 year old kid without proof of anything or notifying his parents!
Gestapo!!!!!
I hope they sue the hell out of that police dept.

[cstanleytech]

19. So, maybe I missed something but is this story purely based on a post on facebook without any

confirmation that the event described even took place?

[Journeyman]

38. Here's a link to a better article about the event . . .

http://thescoopblog.dallasnews.com/2015/12/arlington-isd-says-12-year-old-sikh-student-arrested-for-making-threat-family-disputes-account.html/


(HT to OKNancy in post #4 above, who provided this more detailed account.)

[cstanleytech]

43. Thanks, that puts an entirely different picture and if its true the kid was stupid to make a joke

about having a bomb.

[ManiacJoe]

20. It will be interesting to see what the real story is.

Our tax dollars hard at work...

[DFW]

21. If the story is as it reads

The bully needs to go away for a year at least in juvenile detention, the principal of the school needs to be fired, and the cops need to be sued and suspended.

And that's for starters. There has to be severe penalties for the perpetrators of this kind of incident. This is not 1938, Texas is not Nazi Germany, and we are not all Jews, Gypsies and gays. We have remedies for this. We need to implement them before we can't.

[cstanleytech]

25. I could agree with most but the problem is though it appears to be purely based around a facebook

posting.
I mean its possible that I missed but I dont recall seeing anything that confirmed thats any of the events even took place, not a statement from the police or any government agency nor the alleged parents or anything other than this supposed cousin on facebook.

[muriel_volestrangler]

29. See the link in #4, or #26 if #4 doesn't load for you

(it doesn't for me) for the police statement on this. And #4 for what his brother posted on Facebook while he was in the facility.

[DFW]

31. It happened back home

Now if I can only find someone back home who actually reads the newspaper....

[muriel_volestrangler]

26. This appears to be about several kids joking about bombs; he got sent to the juvenile facility

when he said he had a bomb in his backpack, and it seems no-one else did.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=943124159057531&set=pcb.943124182390862&type=3&theater

And credit to RT for finding that - if you can't read it:

“If I and other people can think this is not justifiable because my 12 year old brother who has a heart problem whos scared of the dark, would get sent to a jail for opening his backpack and saying he had a bomb to other kids around him probably because they were talking about ISIS as well,” he continued, “and they were able to go home safely to their families.”

https://www.rt.com/usa/326363-sikh-student-bomb-threat/

I suspect you'd have had to be there to know exactly how it all came across.

[840high]

34. Joke about having a bomb? Not smart.

[muriel_volestrangler]

35. No, it never is; but he is 12

His brother does seem to be saying that sending him to the principal would have been a reasonable reaction. It's believable both that someone, perhaps within earshot, took it as a real threat; or that one or more of the other kids consciously exaggerated it to get him into trouble, when it could have gone unremarked. 3 days seems a long time to keep him unless you knew you were likely to charge him.

[840high]

46. The punishment was harsh.

[mgmaggiemg]

30. don't let the bigots win...;(

[KittyWampus]

36. Isn't the kid who essentially "filed" a false report liable?

[840high]

47. no. There was a joke about having a bomb.

see post 4

[allan01]

39. first off: i hope the parents sue the school district , police and the bullies parents

wht is TPTB ? do not know TPTB . need input . i dont recognize this country anymore ." fear for fears sake. stupidity for stupiditys sake ." klatoo. the day the earth stood still, the original black and white film, not the horrid remake .

[catbyte]

44. Jesus H. Christ. We're more and more like Germany, circa 1934 with each passing day.

I wonder where the GOP version of the Wannsee Conference will be held?

[Nailzberg]

53. Trump Tower.

The conference spaces are yuuuge and guests will love the luxurious guest rooms.

[dencol]

45. Probably sent to a for-profit juvenile facility.

We seem very quick to send kids to those places.

[PersonNumber503602]

49. So the 12 year old kid was acting stupid and said he had a bomb

I understand an initial concern that would cause it to be investigated, and even for the police to be called. What I don't understand is why it went as far as it did, even after it was determined that there was no bomb. Give the kid some sort of normal school punishment like detention, suspension, or whatever.

[840high]

51. Agree.

[burfman]

50. maybe it happened the way his cousin posted & maybe not....

Here's the story from the Dallas News - I assume it's a respected paper - they did get a couple of Pulitzer prizes in the past:

http://thescoopblog.dallasnews.com/2015/12/arlington-isd-says-12-year-old-sikh-student-arrested-for-making-threat-family-disputes-account.html/

strange days, wish everyone could take a chill pill.

Burfman.....

[rockfordfile]

58. No excuse for putting a 12 year old in handcuffs.

[MBS]

61. Our country (or at least Texas) has gone nuts. n/t