Quote:It was actually his English teacher that caused the chaos when it beeped in class and he showed it to her while turning the alarm off. Coincidentally, if it had been a bomb, the alarm going off probably would have signaled curtains for Ahmed.

 

I'm not saying that I agree with anything the school's staff did throughout this mess, but I do believe that if I suspected someone of having a bomb, I would probably not ask them to demonstrate its use.

 

A small device like that which uses a 9V battery and possibly an AC power cord is suspected to be a bomb?  Give me a break.

 

Ask the guy to describe the purpose of each circuit board and allow him to demonstrate it.

 

Here is something to think about.  When Steve Wozniak invented his first computer (prior to the Apple) would he not be allowed to bring it to school?  Would it have been deemed "dangerous"?

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