As Freud would say... "Sometimes a clock is just a clock"

Makes me think that maybe they should take all clocks off the shelves,=20
as they must be selling fake bombs at Target, K-Mart, and WalMart.

But, on the bright side, I hope they can take advantage of another=20
American "tradition" - that of suing the school and city. It sounds like=20
they have a good case, and may make millions on this for a host of=20
reasons (wrongful arrest, racial profiling, and likely more).

I hope the kid gets everything he deserves for this ridiculous reaction.

I wonder if they would arrest someone who brings a drone to school for=20
"learning how to fly in order to crash a jet" or maybe just for=20
"intending to spy on underage girls and take illegal photos of them".

And if the Mayor has a history of anti-Semitics in her past, that should=20
make the case much easier and balloon the punitive damages ten fold.=20
After all, her attitudes must have been picked up on my the PD.

At least he didn't have a Kenwood TH-41AT with him. (Die Hard reference)

Anymore, it's "guilty until proven innocent" it seems.

Joe M.

On 9/16/2015 5:15 AM, V G wrote:
> http://www.dallasnews.com/news/community-news/northwest-dallas-county/hea=
dlines/20150915-irving-ninth-grader-arrested-after-taking-homemade-clock-to=
-school.ece
>
> This felt like a punch in the gut as I was reading it. I used to do thing=
s
> like this all the time - not to show anyone, but to continue working on i=
t
> during school hours. Nonetheless, teachers were obviously not very happy
> with that. But never once has anyone given me any trouble for it.
>
> I can't believe I'm saying this, but I'm thankful for having gone to publ=
ic
> school in Canada.
>
> What are your thoughts on this?
>
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