All true, but in the USA there is currently a movement to protect kids=20
from abuse. Now, I'm not talking only about just physical abuse, but the=20
required training courses specifically classify hurt feelings as abuse.=20
If you yell, and the kid feels bad, that is deemed abuse under the new=20
laws in my state (PA). It doesn't even have to be the kid you were=20
telling at - he/she just has to hear the yelling. That, combined with=20
the mandatory reporting by some people (myself included) and punishment=20
for lack of reporting SUSPECTED abuse, make one very sensitive to the=20
feelings of minors (and in my opinion gives them too much power over=20
adults).

So, if yelling at a kid is abuse that has emotional impacts, what=20
impacts would an arrest have on him?

Everything you said could have been dealt with without the arrest. The=20
device could have been confiscated, analyzed, and found to be no more=20
threatening than the alarm clock nearly everyone has beside their bed.

I have to wonder if they called in the bomb squad to retrieve the=20
device, or did someone just pick it up and carry it to the car? If the=20
latter, I bet they didn't follow proper procedure with respect to=20
suspected IEDs.

It comes down to common sense, or the lack of it combined with the=20
paranoia that is running amok in this country. As I said in the first=20
line of my first reply... sometimes a clock is just a clock.

People talk about not letting the terrorists win. News flash: They WON=20
on 9/11. The only way to not let them win WAS to not let them change our=20
society. That water is under the bridge and out to the ocean now.

Joe M.

On 9/18/2015 11:50 AM, John Ferrell wrote:
> Please look at all the facts. The parties involved were not familiar
> with the device that they encountered in the course of their normal
> duties.  Their instructions were followed properly, any unknowns
> encountered are to be questioned. Until you know otherwise, everything
> is a threat. The young man involved knows now what we have all learned
> at some point in the past that precautions must be taken not to alarm
> the public or appear as a threat to anyone.  When you have a hammer in
> your hand everything looks like a nail.
>
> When the local County Court House started the use of metal detectors I
> was one of six people that was caught. My Swiss Army knife was deemed a
> concealed weapon. Fortunately, I was allowed to return it to the car
> rather than be confiscated. I hope the media has not caused any one to
> reduce their diligence.
>
> I like cooking with pressure cookers. I have several. Probably enough to
> raise suspicion. I am prepared to demonstrate cheerfully to any one
> should I be asked.
>
> I have a nephew whose father is from Pakistan. Among his work duties is
> piloting a twin engine airplane moving flight crews around for charter
> flights.  He says that if he were not challenged frequently, he would be
> worried. He also says even he would not train anyone with his appearance
> in a crop duster.  BTW, his wedding was awesome, all those Marines in
> dress uniforms...  Lighten up guys, it is a mean world out there.
>
> Support law enforcement, they have to be paranoid to survive.
>
>
> On 9/17/2015 8:53 AM, Isaac Marino Bavaresco wrote:
>> I think they could publish the names and photos of the teachers,
>> principal and police officers involved in the affair.
>>
>> Isaac
>>
>
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