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passiveporcupine

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23. I'm not sure he would have to say it was a bomb

Thu Sep 17, 2015, 06:46 PM

Sep 2015

Just having an object that could be perceived as a bomb might be enough to cause a panic, if that was the real purpose.

But...the only reason they even assumed it was a "hoax" bomb threat, is because he was Muslim. They never would have assumed that if he was white. And one interview I saw with him hit it right on the head. He was brought into a room with five detectives, and one guy (the commander?) looked up and saw him and said "Yeah, I thought it was him".

Boom! Yeah, I thought it was the Muslim kid.

They knew it wasn't a bomb. But...did they also know it wasn't a "hoax" bomb threat and just use that to humilate the kid? We may never know, but considering the locale, I'm guessing it was just a ruse to shake him (and his family) up.

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"Damn! They never thought he had a bomb!" [View all] pepperbear Sep 2015 OP

Nailed it, didn't they? eissa Sep 2015 #1

that moment of clarity hits ya right between the eyes. pepperbear Sep 2015 #2

Sure does laserhaas Sep 2015 #29

exactly! KT2000 Sep 2015 #3

My school would have been outside and down the road in 4 minutes if they thought there was a bomb lindysalsagal Sep 2015 #57

He wouldn't give them what their sad reality wanted - something to get promotions and raises. Rex Sep 2015 #4

John Birchers from wayback. HubertHeaver Sep 2015 #19

That explains a HUGE amount! Rex Sep 2015 #62

Holy shit! Glassunion Sep 2015 #5

Yeah -- But he got an invitation Downwinder Sep 2015 #6

The Washington Post had an interesting LibertyLover Sep 2015 #91

I have to go with George Takei. Downwinder Sep 2015 #94

That was absolutely spot on - LibertyLover Sep 2015 #98

They claim that they thought he had a "hoax" bomb. onenote Sep 2015 #7

I'm not sure he would have to say it was a bomb passiveporcupine Sep 2015 #23

It would be interesting what the demographics of the committee jwirr Sep 2015 #37

It doesn't even look like a bomb though. JoeyT Sep 2015 #63

Apparently his English teacher thought it looked like a bomb. passiveporcupine Sep 2015 #65

we needed that teacher to deal with the shoe bomber niyad Sep 2015 #76

See, it's like this: freebrew Sep 2015 #101

Relevant Texas statute: onenote Sep 2015 #105

Thanks for this info passiveporcupine Sep 2015 #113

+1 n/t gollygee Sep 2015 #116

everything on faebook is true nt msongs Sep 2015 #8

Do you disagree with the OP? daleanime Sep 2015 #10

Care to cite the report about the school being evacuated? sarge43 Sep 2015 #18

Best have some back up JackInGreen Sep 2015 #25

Logic, is logic regardless of the source. Glassunion Sep 2015 #48

Sonofabitchin bastards. She's right. GoneFishin Sep 2015 #9

Hey,this Police Dept and their Fricken Mayor Wellstone ruled Sep 2015 #11

" And Texass wonders why Companies are bailing on them." Unknown Beatle Sep 2015 #61

Exactly! mountain grammy Sep 2015 #12

+10000 .... Sing it!!!!!! etherealtruth Sep 2015 #13

Damn....They never thought he had a bomb. merrily Sep 2015 #14

Damn! Chemisse Sep 2015 #15

Amazing! The truth cannot be contested. n/t Betty Karlson Sep 2015 #16

The power of logic on display. Uncle Joe Sep 2015 #17

Nailed it. nt lamp_shade Sep 2015 #20

They've said that since the beginning. tammywammy Sep 2015 #21

So the teacher and the principal thought it was a "hoax"? sarge43 Sep 2015 #33

+1000 smirkymonkey Sep 2015 #22

Wait a minute. Old Crow Sep 2015 #24

I'll ask again sarge43 Sep 2015 #36

I'll respond again. Old Crow Sep 2015 #39

even then retrowire Sep 2015 #42

Ballistics Experts Glassunion Sep 2015 #49

i appreciate the edification! :) n/t retrowire Sep 2015 #66

Then there was a possibility that explosives could have been in the building sarge43 Sep 2015 #46

+1 uponit7771 Sep 2015 #47

Oh my gosh. Old Crow Sep 2015 #54

Sorry not buying that. If someone sees a luch sack sitting in the wrong place they evacuate rhett o rick Sep 2015 #79

As the teacher said... Old Crow Sep 2015 #80

Oh FFS! Are_grits_groceries Sep 2015 #84

No way is that a bomb or a detonator. blackspade Sep 2015 #88

The child in question came in and said "Look at this CLOCK I built". You are tying to say it is Vincardog Sep 2015 #114

I've stopped responding to the charges of racism in this thread. Old Crow Sep 2015 #115

Hmmmm if they even had the slightest incination that the child had an incendiary device ... etherealtruth Sep 2015 #41

more like D, imo - they thought it was a deliberate hoax ReactFlux Sep 2015 #64

Interersting thoughts. Old Crow Sep 2015 #68

I think the authorities will be forced to admit to that pretty soon... ReactFlux Sep 2015 #87

Unfortunately, I could not disagree with you more. Old Crow Sep 2015 #109

This #24 is an "argument to moderation", seems more a logical fallacy, arguing that it is more jtuck004 Sep 2015 #67

"Cute"? Old Crow Sep 2015 #70

Really? kimmylavin Sep 2015 #72

A simple question for you. Old Crow Sep 2015 #74

If they thought there was any chance of a bomb, then not evacuating was a bad decision jeff47 Sep 2015 #102

So, two questions. Did the school implement their threat policy? yardwork Sep 2015 #111

Nah, just a perfect time to destroy a little boy who is Brown. randys1 Sep 2015 #26

But smarter than they are. Downwinder Sep 2015 #60

Brilliant! Paka Sep 2015 #27

Excellent analysis! HooptieWagon Sep 2015 #28

My posts on FB are mostly about food. AngryAmish Sep 2015 #30

This has been going on for years, yet nobody pays attention Travis_0004 Sep 2015 #31

Except this kid had a clock shaped like a, well, a clock. Everything else was made up by the racists jtuck004 Sep 2015 #38

I don't think it looked like a clock Travis_0004 Sep 2015 #40

A few minutes of conversation with the boy and teacher and police kacekwl Sep 2015 #59

A fucking teacher already knew it was a clock and had seen it. This was all after, and all these jtuck004 Sep 2015 #71

This wasn't a school project The2ndWheel Sep 2015 #92

The problem started when they put these racist ass-clowns in charge of children. jtuck004 Sep 2015 #97

I'm not going to disagree with you on any of that The2ndWheel Sep 2015 #106

You are revising history. He already had it out, a teacher had inspected it, determined it was just jtuck004 Sep 2015 #108

And "that" fucking teacher told him not to show it to anyone TexasMommaWithAHat Sep 2015 #93

That's the only thing I could fault that teacher sarge43 Sep 2015 #96

All the folks who want to skip over the teacher's racism and focus on the kid sound very passionate jtuck004 Sep 2015 #103

But how much did they loose since they could not get a referral fee for the LiberalArkie Sep 2015 #32

And that might be the most chilling comment on the thread... n/t The_Commonist Sep 2015 #50

Thank you for the logic. jwirr Sep 2015 #34

False dichotomy. Old Crow Sep 2015 #35

i replied. retrowire Sep 2015 #44

It was opportunism Bettie Sep 2015 #89

They just wanted to humiliate a little Muslim boy. PatrickforO Sep 2015 #43

But the NASA tee-shirt! FuzzyRabbit Sep 2015 #56

In a better world, where bullshit gets checked: elleng Sep 2015 #45

Well, if a bomb hoax is perpetrated by deliberately claiming you have a bomb rocktivity Sep 2015 #81

DUZY! rocktivity Sep 2015 #100

An authority called an authority on a kid. ieoeja Sep 2015 #112

Let's cut the cops a little slack nichomachus Sep 2015 #51

So then when the timer reaches 3 seconds left, cut the green wire and call it a day. Glassunion Sep 2015 #52

They were probably extra confused then Bettie Sep 2015 #90

Nice shot sarge43 Sep 2015 #99

What they were trying to say, in their own awkward way was: Half-Century Man Sep 2015 #53

I look at the lovely young face and I think artislife Sep 2015 #55

I think he already knows this arikara Sep 2015 #82

Of course! Hideously true. zentrum Sep 2015 #58

K&R to the absolute max!! nt tblue37 Sep 2015 #69

How fucking disgusting can people get? lonestarnot Sep 2015 #73

The excuse seems to be "well, it could have been". So do they call the boom squad when someone jtuck004 Sep 2015 #75

This morning in San Diego, California, 10 high schools were put on lockdown due to 'threats'. 4lbs Sep 2015 #77

He's lucky they didn't just shoot him. I mean, he doesn't look Irish like me. And what kind of a mikehiggins Sep 2015 #78

"Block evacuated downtown because of a suspicious package. Bomb squad dispatched to investigate." NBachers Sep 2015 #83

That is fucking horrible. Enthusiast Sep 2015 #85

So much for FB hysteria ... and ours sarge43 Sep 2015 #86

Didn't even think of that. Xyzse Sep 2015 #95

Isn't this kind of "duh"? Schema Thing Sep 2015 #104

Clearly, TPTB are going with the "Facsimiles are not allowed, and we are the judges." WinkyDink Sep 2015 #107

The realization that these muthafuckas are racists assholes d_legendary1 Sep 2015 #110

good other parents are aware the Tx. school is a 'hostile environment' for talented, creative kids Sunlei Sep 2015 #117