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10. The Irving police has backed themselves into a corner...

Reply to Lunabell (Original post)

Fri Sep 18, 2015, 06:53 AM

Sep 2015

.... and can't find a face-saving way out. They and the school screwed up big-time!

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Irving police chief admits: Cops knew Ahmed Mohamed didn�t have a bomb when they arrested him [View all] Lunabell Sep 2015 OP

"Damn! They never thought he had a bomb!" Kudos to pepperbear. merrily Sep 2015 #1

So, they thought it was a hoax, and tried to strong arm a confession? ReactFlux Sep 2015 #12

More like, they knew it wasn't a bomb AND that there had not been a hoax rocktivity Sep 2015 #43

No hoax. Please see Reply 34. merrily Sep 2015 #55

I stand corrected rocktivity Sep 2015 #62

I think you just nailed it. merrily Sep 2015 #63

There was no hoax. The kid made a clock. When asked what it was, he said, "It's a clock." No hoax. merrily Sep 2015 #54

Right, but they thought it was a hoax ReactFlux Sep 2015 #81

They imagined a hoax or pretended to imagine a hoax so they could bully the kid. merrily Sep 2015 #82

With this post running a close second rocktivity Sep 2015 #42

This really reeks, doesn't it. Then again, he's still alive, so I guess he should be grateful? merrily Sep 2015 #44

I'm surprised that he wasn't put in a chokehold, hog-tied SusanaMontana41 Sep 2015 #2

Isn't a bomb supposed to contain, you know, explosives? DetlefK Sep 2015 #3

What will explode? Wingnut's heads... HooptieWagon Sep 2015 #5

i hate to repeat this in every thread with this question but retrowire Sep 2015 #8

Thought you were supposed to get Downwinder Sep 2015 #14

on bombs? retrowire Sep 2015 #16

Nobody ever thought there was a bomb. Downwinder Sep 2015 #17

i agree that it's possible nobody actually thought it was a bomb retrowire Sep 2015 #18

I don't know if it was because Downwinder Sep 2015 #19

They wanted his name in the system yeoman6987 Sep 2015 #26

That was my first thought too. WestSeattle2 Sep 2015 #32

That definitely makes a lot of sense. -none Sep 2015 #77

They didn't evacuate the school or call the Bomb Squad Trajan Sep 2015 #60

hoax bomb, you can get in trouble for that...but the school and cops are still fucking idiots snooper2 Sep 2015 #25

"Just authoritarian procedures to put a kid in his place." Wasn't he already in his place? merrily Sep 2015 #47

First part of the freshman term, Downwinder Sep 2015 #50

That does not resonate with me. I don't know that police harass smart kids for being smart. merrily Sep 2015 #52

The police are lackeys for the school. Downwinder Sep 2015 #56

and they were so dumb they forgot to follow SOP, too? ReactFlux Sep 2015 #27

Well then you don't arrest someone. Statistical Sep 2015 #29

"Supreme leader, I think you're getting your information from cartoons" Taitertots Sep 2015 #31

I'd buy that if the first teacher he had shown it to hadn't been an Engineer. Stryst Sep 2015 #38

When I was in high school, bomb threats were common. winter is coming Sep 2015 #57

Yep. Bomb threats happened like clockwork... Gormy Cuss Sep 2015 #80

So they arrested him for pretending to have a bomb? Chemisse Sep 2015 #4

Yes, he was arrested because they suspected him of pretending to have a bomb jberryhill Sep 2015 #30

It's a reasonable suspicion fbc Sep 2015 #34

Meh jberryhill Sep 2015 #35

Thank you for that reasonable reply fbc Sep 2015 #41

The thing about "reasonable suspicion" is that once the reason goes away... jberryhill Sep 2015 #45

Not with this kid. Its not reasonable to suspect everything, its paranoid or in this case: racist. marble falls Sep 2015 #84

I don't think he pretended to have a bomb. merrily Sep 2015 #48

I think that kids were running ahead of him to the classes following Engineering to continue to DhhD Sep 2015 #87

At least, when he goes to the new school, he can tell them about his meeting with Obama. merrily Sep 2015 #88

These assholes ejbr Sep 2015 #6

The only way anyone especially a cop can improve is if they admit their mistakes. A Simple Game Sep 2015 #9

+1 n/t ejbr Sep 2015 #23

Brown Shirts Enthusiast Sep 2015 #7

The Irving police has backed themselves into a corner... TxGrandpa Sep 2015 #10

We have become The Wizard Sep 2015 #11

Careful with that ' WE 'word ... Trajan Sep 2015 #61

Seems like a pretty good case for civil rights violations. GoneFishin Sep 2015 #13

Seems like a slam dunk to me. christx30 Sep 2015 #22

An intensive course in the Three R's might be helpful. Learning nursery rhymes, too. Joe Chi Minh Sep 2015 #15

Well, yeah, we knew on Wednesday the original arrest was for possessing "a hoax bomb" muriel_volestrangler Sep 2015 #20

How does a clock that has been identified as a clock qualify as a "hoax bomb?" merrily Sep 2015 #49

They were claiming malice on Ahmed's part muriel_volestrangler Sep 2015 #58

Ah, an imaginary hoax. Or police lying about an imaginary hoax and also lying about the law. merrily Sep 2015 #59

Alarmed by a clock? ahimsa Sep 2015 #70

Sigh. Once again a cop is given the chance to admit fault and OF COURSE Rex Sep 2015 #21

I have noticed this over many years too. They dig in their heels rather than admit they fucked up. GoneFishin Sep 2015 #28

Next time you are in position to be sued, go ahead and admit liability jberryhill Sep 2015 #37

I don't double down on my mistakes out of pride or machismo. But I understand what you are saying GoneFishin Sep 2015 #46

Sounds like the standard Rumsfeld defense to me. displacedtexan Sep 2015 #24

I was of the understanding they never thought it was a real bomb, but that he was intending a hoax. Gore1FL Sep 2015 #33

But he never said it was a bomb rocktivity Sep 2015 #65

That's my point. Gore1FL Sep 2015 #71

Obviously. If they really thought it was a bomb, they would have evacuated the school Cal Carpenter Sep 2015 #36

Why is nobody talking about the other violations? dickthegrouch Sep 2015 #39

I hope the boy gets a good civil settlement with Irving PD and the school nt PufPuf23 Sep 2015 #40

This all started with a "teacher" Jesus Malverde Sep 2015 #51

They arrested him because they wanted to get applause from white people. Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2015 #53

No. They arrested him to send a message to brown people, and because they stupidly didn't think.... Moonwalk Sep 2015 #66

That too, but keep in mind the cops would stop this if there wasn't support for it.... Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2015 #67

Pure fucking BS!! lark Sep 2015 #64

So..... that means Turbineguy Sep 2015 #68

"It's my party and I'll lie if I want to..." gregcrawford Sep 2015 #69

Certainly bring no laptops or shoes to this school. mahannah Sep 2015 #72

"presented in a way that it creates people to be afraid.� - Wow. What a great command of the English kath Sep 2015 #73

That kind of speech... jberryhill Sep 2015 #74

This shows just how much this country is doomed avebury Sep 2015 #75

Profiling Ashdric Sep 2015 #76

I personally think Munificence Sep 2015 #78

Its hard for me to understand the level of fear gripping this country. WHEN CRABS ROAR Sep 2015 #79

Using the chiefs reasoning: cops are uniformed to intimidate. That makes them terrorists. marble falls Sep 2015 #83

They arrested the kid sulphurdunn Sep 2015 #85

�That�s a clock and I�m the Queen of England': Ranting Sarah Palin thinks Ahmed Mohamed was up to no marble falls Sep 2015 #86