Quote:This all should have ended where it began, when he showed it off to the first teacher.  Never should have escalated into what it did.

 

As far as it "looking" like a bomb... subjective.  I could see where someone with an "untrained eye" (myself included) might be quite suspicious of what exactly it is. (apologies for the captions as they are not mine and therefore not an endorsement by me)

 

 

 

 

However, the picture on the right is more of a "brief case" size device whereas the device on the left is made to "look like" it's the same size but it isn't.  It's actually a small case slightly bigger than a deck of cards or a pack of cigarettes.  Big difference there in my opinion.

 

A rational thinking administrator might have asked the boy to prove to him/her that it was a clock, and perhaps ask for more details such as how it's made.  Instead, the school administration deemed it necessary to call police, and the police deemed it enough to put this kid in handcuffs and arrest him.  This really isn't an "honest mistake".

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