JerryBaumchen 1,362 #1 September 16, 2015 Hi folks, http://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/texas-teen-arrested-after-bringing-homemade-clock-school-n428356 He gets arrested for bringing a home-made clock to school. Maybe the LEO's should have stayed awake in their science classes. From Pres. Obama: Cool clock, Ahmed. Want to bring it to the White House? We should inspire more kids like you to like science. It's what makes America great. From H. Clinton: Assumptions and fear don't keep us safe—they hold us back. Ahmed, stay curious and keep building. OK haters, it's your turn. Jerry Baumchen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rushmc 23 #2 September 16, 2015 JerryBaumchenHi folks, http://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/texas-teen-arrested-after-bringing-homemade-clock-school-n428356 He gets arrested for bringing a home-made clock to school. Maybe the LEO's should have stayed awake in their science classes. From Pres. Obama: Cool clock, Ahmed. Want to bring it to the White House? We should inspire more kids like you to like science. It's what makes America great. From H. Clinton: Assumptions and fear don't keep us safe—they hold us back. Ahmed, stay curious and keep building. OK haters, it's your turn. Jerry Baumchen Who are these haters you post about?"America will never be destroyed from the outside, if we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves." Abraham Lincoln Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #3 September 16, 2015 I blame the TV show 24. Obviously clocks are a threat.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anvilbrother 0 #4 September 16, 2015 I was suspended for 3 days for brining a beeper to 7th grade. It had no battery, battery cover, had been partially ran over by a car. I only kept it because it had a $10 reward for returning it to the pager company and wanted to show a friend. Stupid zero tolerance rules that says anyone with a beeper is a drug dealerThe best part is they told him they suspected it as a bomb but did not evacuate the school, only brought him to the office and called the cops. That right there in court ought to get the school laughed out the door. Hopefully the kid wins enough money for private school and college. Postes r made from an iPad or iPhone. Spelling and gramhair mistakes guaranteed move along, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 798 #5 September 16, 2015 If Texas teachers are unable to tell the difference between a bomb and a clock, it's probably safe to assume they were also educated in Texas. Also of note, why was the bomb squad never activated? Because Texas I suppose. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 220 #6 September 16, 2015 Iago ***I was suspended for 3 days for brining a beeper to 7th grade. It had no battery, battery cover, had been partially ran over by a car. I only kept it because it had a $10 reward for returning it to the pager company and wanted to show a friend. Stupid zero tolerance rules that says anyone with a beeper is a drug dealerThe best part is they told him they suspected it as a bomb but did not evacuate the school, only brought him to the office and called the cops. That right there in court ought to get the school laughed out the door. Hopefully the kid wins enough money for private school and college. Zero tolerance = zero thought. I wonder - as cynical as I am - there could have been a motive. I wonder if this was a set up, and the consequences known, and the point made.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,026 #7 September 16, 2015 normiss If Texas teachers are unable to tell the difference between a bomb and a clock, it's probably safe to assume they were also educated in Texas. Also of note, why was the bomb squad never activated? Because Texas I suppose. Hey, they're the people who elected Ted Cruz to Congress. It all makes sense.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #8 September 16, 2015 Photo of the "bomb": https://twitter.com/grantimahara/status/644256225392091136/photo/1"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #9 September 16, 2015 Contrary to images shown in such TV programs as "24", most bombs do not have gigantic digital displays counting down when they're going to go off.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anvilbrother 0 #10 September 16, 2015 That's cute where did you steal that from I have recently read that same exact comment including the reference to "24". Postes r made from an iPad or iPhone. Spelling and gramhair mistakes guaranteed move along, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
muff528 3 #11 September 16, 2015 I know everyone's beating up on Texas now, but this happened in NYC. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #12 September 16, 2015 AnvilbrotherThat's cute where did you steal that from I have recently read that same exact comment including the reference to "24". No. You have not read that "exact same comment." I wrote it on the spot. That said, I am damn near certain more than a few people today have made similar comments like it because it's FUCKING OBVIOUS and there's this phenomenon known as simultaneous invention.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #13 September 16, 2015 muff528 I know everyone's beating up on Texas now, but this happened in NYC. That show was GREAT!And very topical; That episode was inspired by this news story from a year earlier: http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20067027,00.html"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
muff528 3 #14 September 16, 2015 ryoder ***I know everyone's beating up on Texas now, but this happened in NYC. That show was GREAT!And very topical; That episode was inspired by this news story from a year earlier: http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20067027,00.html Thanks, didn't know that! Yes, great show and one of my favorites. Very well written and never really went stale. Very few shows now are at that level of writing and wit. Now they seem to revert to badly written slapstick and non-funny vulgarity. (Nothing wrong with well-written vulgarity, though. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
headoverheels 333 #15 September 16, 2015 ryoder ***I know everyone's beating up on Texas now, but this happened in NYC. That show was GREAT!And very topical; That episode was inspired by this news story from a year earlier: http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20067027,00.html Here he is today: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/john-aristotle-phillips/1/399/7a1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 1,362 #16 September 16, 2015 Hi rush, Quote Who are these haters you post about? Oh, you know, those people. Jerry Baumchen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,991 #17 September 17, 2015 >I wonder - as cynical as I am - there could have been a motive. I suspect he wanted to enter his Sharia Clock in a science competition and steal first place from a deserving Christian. Come to think of it - why should Christian judges have to go against their religion and judge a Sharia Clock? Hasn't this Muslim extremist ever heard of the US Constitution? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 220 #18 September 17, 2015 billvon>I wonder - as cynical as I am - there could have been a motive. I suspect he wanted to enter his Sharia Clock in a science competition and steal first place from a deserving Christian. Come to think of it - why should Christian judges have to go against their religion and judge a Sharia Clock? Hasn't this Muslim extremist ever heard of the US Constitution? I think you misunderstand. I wonder if he received the exact reaction he was looking for.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DanG 1 #19 September 17, 2015 QuoteI wonder if he received the exact reaction he was looking for. Gimme a break. - Dan G Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 220 #20 September 17, 2015 DanGQuoteI wonder if he received the exact reaction he was looking for. Gimme a break. It's not incomprehensible, like those idiots that walk the streets, legally, with a legal firearm, and then record and publish the responses on YouTube.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DanG 1 #21 September 17, 2015 QuoteIt's not incomprehensible, like those idiots that walk the streets, legally, with a legal firearm, and then record and publish the responses on YouTube. It's not imcomprehensible, but it's quite a stretch. If he was trying to get arrested, don't you think he would have made the clock look more like a bomb? How could he have predicted that the school and police would overreact to such a crazy degree? Implying that is was a set-up just helps people dismiss the problems, whicch are zero tolerance policies, anti-Muslim paranoia, and our ever increasing police state. - Dan G Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
champu 1 #22 September 17, 2015 The picture of the nerdy kid wearing glasses, a NASA t-shirt, and handcuffs is priceless. I made a couple posts about my thoughts on "fake bombs" eight years ago here, and my thoughts haven't changed much. If you want to prevent an attack of some sort you do have to empower people to report things they find suspicious. That we seem to have in spades. Now we need to work on better understanding that this will lead to false alarms, and get a hell of a lot better at ramping down reactions to them. The, "oh shit! it's happening!!!1one!" response seems to be very contagious, and people go all wing attack plan R when they tell the next level of authority what's happening. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 798 #23 September 17, 2015 Gotta love it when half of the depressed part of town gets shut down for 8 hours because someone left their lunch at the bus stop. Who seriously believes that shit? Pick the worst part of a small unknown city to attack? Lol Like a school in Texas? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DanG 1 #24 September 17, 2015 QuotePick the worst part of a small unknown city to attack? Lol Like a school in Texas? Maybe it was a failed part of Jade Helm. Obama can't even bomb a middle school in Texas without fucking it up. - Dan G Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 220 #25 September 17, 2015 DanGQuotePick the worst part of a small unknown city to attack? Lol Like a school in Texas? Maybe it was a failed part of Jade Helm. Obama can't even bomb a middle school in Texas without fucking it up. See, we can agree. Obama would fuck it up.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
