Quote:I don't blame the teacher for being concerned about it at all. I do think that all involved in arresting him for bringing a "hoax bomb" to school, after they had already established that it was a freaking clock and that he hadn't told anyone that it was anything other than that, is an idiot and should either resign or be fired for gross stupidity.

 

If the only explosive devices you've ever seen are the ones in Die Hard with a Vengeance, sure.

 

Again, I don't blame anyone for acting swiftly and aggressively for the ten seconds between the teaching saying, "What is that?" and Ahmed replying, "It's a clock." My biggest issue of all is that Ahmed was arrested for bringing a "hoax bomb" to school, even though he had never represented it as such and clearly shown that it was a clock. The conversation should have ended in the principal's office with Ahmed sent back to class and a pat on the back given for displaying that level of creativity and talent.

 

Couple things here. I can assume that the teacher and principle are not experts in explosive ordinance nor electronics and would be able to properly conclude that the device was indeed not a bomb. So in this case, why would you leave it up to the judgement of untrained, uneducated individuals? They felt threatened, and they made a judgement call. Again, they were most likely NOT educated in explosive ordinance. It was a matter of safety and I feel they made the right choice. At least they care enough about their student body to want to protect them from potential danger.

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