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In reply to the discussion: How Ahmed The Clock Boy Conned America [View all]zeemike
(18,998 posts)68. I am sorry but that is not true.
He did not build a clock...if he had built an electronic clock he would have used a breadboard with components not tore the guts out of a clock and put it in a box...anyone could do that and how would that impress a teacher?
And when I first saw a picture of that clock I expected to see a breadboard setup because if you build one that is how it is done.
But some who wanted it to be more sensational changed even the build lie into invent.
So it starts off with a lie and gets worse as it is told...but we are to be outraged at the teachers and the school. So why should I be interested in the rest if it starts with a lie? And why should I blame anyone but the one who told it?
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I usually don't comment on articles or videos without reading or watching them, but I find this
Chakab
Nov 2015
#5
I didn't watch this particular video, but I've heard this shit regurgitated by dozens of other
Chakab
Nov 2015
#11
I don't think he predicted it would get this big, but I think he was likely pulling a prank n/t
arcane1
Nov 2015
#65
by that same mislogic Irving's mosque is baiting the Cruz fans in the black outfits and balaclavas
MisterP
Nov 2015
#8
That's pretty much what it was, laying out the facts with a "colorful" delivery.
arcane1
Nov 2015
#63
like the post on racism that got hidden. apparently it wasnt the right kind
saturnsring
Nov 2015
#31
There are several other articles and videos that came to the same conclusion
Quixote1818
Nov 2015
#24
None of which explains, validates, or justifies how the school or police reacted
rocktivity
Nov 2015
#45