Yes. He would not be specific about what was in the case. When he refused to elaborate on what it was and why he built it other than to say it was a clock, they took him in. I don't know about you, but as a 14 yr old, I would have been spilling my guts all over the place telling them everything I did to make it to stay out of jail, mostly because of the punishment I would receive later, at home.
On Tue, Sep 22, 2015 at 10:24 PM, That One Guy /sarcasm < [email protected]> wrote: > Does anybody know how it escalated to an arrest? That's the part I don't > get. > On Sep 22, 2015 10:19 PM, "Bill Prince" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Absolutely right Mark. >> >> I could tell when I saw it on TV for a few seconds that it couldn't be a >> bomb, yet none of the douche bag adults in attendance had enough brains to >> figure it out. Stupid is as stupid does. >> >> bp >> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> >> >> On 9/22/2015 7:19 PM, Mark - Myakka Technologies wrote: >> >>> Kid = 14 year old kid - they do dumb stuff >>> >>> English Teacher = cave man - doesn't understand electronics, is very >>> concerned >>> needs to consult with the elders >>> >>> Principle = 1/2 douche - I can understand him calling the cops to >>> cover his ass. >>> >>> Engineering Teacher = full douche with no balls. Were the hell was >>> this guy. He was most likely the only one in the school that could >>> translate between what the kid did and dumb it down enough for >>> everyone to understand. >>> >>> Police - 50% douche / 50% caveman. What is this >>> foreign wizard technology. I think I saw one of these on TV once, must >>> be a bomb. Burn him! >>> >>> Every adult in the room with the kid as a group - 150% douche - At >>> what point in time did it become acceptable to bully and threaten a 14 >>> year old kid. We have 5 - 7 adult authority figures in a room with a 14 >>> year old kid. The best they could come up with is to slap him in hand >>> cuffs and drag him to jail. BTW - lets make sure we do it when all >>> the other kids are in the hall. WTF - why weren't his parents called to >>> the school? Don't give me the crap that they really thought it was a >>> bomb. If they thought it was a bomb, the bomb squad would have been >>> there and the school would have been evacuated. >>> >>> Police chief - Almost acted normal. Came out fairly quick that there >>> was nothing to see here, so just keep moving on. He dropped the >>> charges real quick. Guess he didn't want anything to do with this >>> circus. >>> >>> School system - 100% douche - how to you give a kid suspension for not >>> doing anything. He didn't build a bomb. He didn't pretend it was a >>> bomb. He never mentioned the bomb word. When asked he showed the >>> teacher the clock. He wasn't trying to hide anything. What exactly >>> did he get suspended for? >>> >>> Father - not sure where to put him, seems to have a chip on his >>> shoulder. >>> >>> >>> At the end of the day it does matter what this kid brought to school. >>> It doesn't matter that he is Muslim, Jewish, Mormon or Christian. He >>> did nothing wrong. He answered the questions truthfully, he never >>> threatened anyone, and he never tried to hide anything. The adults in >>> this story FAILED. At any given point in time we had 7-8 adults at >>> the school trying to figure out what happen. As usual now a days they >>> over reacted and common sense what thrown into the void. This should >>> have never been a news story. It should have never left the school. >>> >>> Parents should have been called. Maybe one police officer should have >>> shown up. A rational discussion of what happen should have taken >>> place. Kid should have been advised to clear all future >>> experiments/inventions with engineering teacher. Maybe all future >>> engineering projects should stay in the engineering lab until after >>> school. Kid should have been sent back to class, parents back to >>> work, police back to speed traps, and principal back to whatever >>> principles do now a days. >>> >>> I only have 3 more years left of dealing with public schools. It is >>> sad I'm counting the days that my children go off to college. >>> >>> >>> >>
