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If anyone (teachers or police) truly thought they might have a bomb, wouldn't the required procedure include evacuating the school?

I'm sorry if I missed it, but I haven't seen any report the school was evacuated.

To me, this alone tells me it's bull.

Pawpaw

Taypo wrote:What exactly does something that goes BOOM look like? Road Runner style sticks of dynamite? Maybe those cool bricks of C4 with wires everywhere?

Now you're just arguing for argument's sake.

I'll bet you can correctly identify a circuit board two out of three times. I'll hazard a guess that you can identify a digital display and a battery. I'll even go way out on a limb and bet you can identify a wire when you see it. Now what is left... NOTHING. So where is the explosion going to come from?

Taypo wrote:And gosh, since the kid's telling everyone it wasnt a bomb, we should just stop and let him go back to class with a beeping suitcase that he walked into school with.

It's already been established it wasn't a bomb. Even the police haven't accused him of claiming it's a bomb. On what charge was he arrested?

I have absolutely no desire to live in the world you think is so correct. I'm done with this discussion.

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Taypo wrote:How many school shootings occurred when you were in school? How many terrorist bombings were there?

When I was in school, the Unibomber, Black Panthers, and a few others were very active.

Taypo wrote:I dont know much about teachers other than what I read these days, but you're comfortable with one making a determination as to whether or not something is explosive. I wish I had that kind of faith in them.

These days, anyone with more than an elementary school education should be able to look at a circuit board, wires, switches, and a display and come to the conclusion that, "There's nothing here that would go BOOM".

Even so, let's say the school took the "safe" route and called the police. At the mention of "bomb", I would expect the police to send their EOD unit. Again, after one quick glance they should recognize it as not a bomb. Everyone, including the police, said he told everyone that would listen that it was a clock. What the heck was the kid arrested for???

The only thing he's guilty of is inadvertently causing a bunch of Chicken Littles to get their panties in a wad.

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JALLEN wrote:
Taypo wrote:Ouch.

I feel bad for the poor kid, but I can't say as the response wasnt justified.
I can, and will.

This is nuts.

As a long time nerd who was a licensed amateur radio operator at age 13, and had built some of my station, I think his treatment was utterly appalling, reminiscent of the morons who touched off the preschool abuse cases recently referred to here. Idiots with degrees! If any of them had a brain in their head, this would have been checked out and ignored. In the past, this would have have a decent science fair project, the kid would be congratulated and looked up to. If his name was William Jones, it might still be.

If that is what the school is up to, just close them all and give vouchers for parents to use as they see fit. Public schools are a waste of money, a baby sitting service for prepubescent kids, a dating service for post pubescent kids.

Shame!

I would've been arrested 4 or 5 times a year if my teachers had been idiots like his are.

What moron can't tell the difference between a clock and a bomb? The lack of anything resembling an explosive should be one clue.

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