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You should be worried that even the police are so darn stupid that they do not understand that bombs are things made out of EXPLOSIVE MATERIAL, and not boxes wi

You should be worried that even the police are so darn stupid that they do not understand that bombs are things made out of EXPLOSIVE MATERIAL, and not boxes with wires like you see in the movies. EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS are dangerous. So are the triggers that set them off because they are small containers of explosive that can be set off by an electric current. Switches, on the other hand, are not dangerous unless they are attached to a blasting cap and other EXPLOSIVE MATERIAL. Neither are mobile phones (even though ALL MOBILE PHONE BATTERIES ARE MADE OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIAL) and neither are timing devices such as clocks. A clock is not even dangerous when it is attached to a switch, unless of course, a blasting cap and EXPLOSIVE MATERIAL is already attached. Police and other personnel responsible for public safety, like teachers, cannot be allowed to wallow in ignorance living in a fantasy world. They must have some awareness of REAL THINGS so that they can recognize dangers. Why are these people not trained how to recognize EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS, triggers, blasting caps, etc.? There are enough crazies out there know, also living in a fantasy world, that the people charged with public safety need to know how to distinguish REAL THREATS from Hollywood fantasy. I blame the incompetence and corruption of management, i.e. school boards, police commissioners, mayors, etc.

scotty79 11y ago
If it's not the wires that are dangerous then why it's wires they always carefully cut on tv?
dankohn1 11y ago
I appreciate the need in this case to state the obvious about the device, but let's also state the obvious about why the teacher, principal, and police did this: because he was a brown-skinned boy named Ahmed. Everyone involved should lose their jobs, but they won't.
- Kalium 11y ago
  Do you have access to a great deal more evidence on the subject than I do? Nothing I've seen makes a compelling case that the particular people involved were motivated by racial animus. At most, I've seen data showing that police as a group across the US act in detectably racist ways, but that's not the same thing...
  - dankohn1 11y ago
    Racism is nearly impossible to prove for any given incident, but it's important to look at the context in which Ahmed's arrest occurred: http://www.vox.com/2015/9/16/9336967/ahmed-mohamed-islamophobia http://www.vox.com/2015/9/16/9336967/ahmed-mohamed-islamopho...
    - Kalium 11y ago
      I'm aware of the context. I'm also aware that it's difficult to prove. I agree there's ample reason for suspicion, but suspicion is not the same as the certainty I see so many people leveling. I've recently had a reminder of that. Not long ago, in Oakland, a black man was in a car crash on a highway. He was being pursued by police. Something happened, and police shot him. OPD does not have a great reputation, so when they claimed he had been attempting to hijack a car and advanced on police with a gun, they weren't really believed. Protests formed, claiming the man had been unarmed and fleeing police. OPD had killed another black man because they're racist! It wasn't long before video and more information was released. The man had hijacked a car, crashed it, and was trying to hijack another when police caught up to him. He was armed, and had advanced on the police with a gun. The whole obviously false story was true. Moral of the story: just because an event seems to fit a narrative doesn't make it so.

scotty79 11y ago

If it's not the wires that are dangerous then why it's wires they always carefully cut on tv?

dankohn1 11y ago

I appreciate the need in this case to state the obvious about the device, but let's also state the obvious about why the teacher, principal, and police did this: because he was a brown-skinned boy named Ahmed. Everyone involved should lose their jobs, but they won't.

Kalium 11y ago
Do you have access to a great deal more evidence on the subject than I do? Nothing I've seen makes a compelling case that the particular people involved were motivated by racial animus. At most, I've seen data showing that police as a group across the US act in detectably racist ways, but that's not the same thing...
- dankohn1 11y ago
  Racism is nearly impossible to prove for any given incident, but it's important to look at the context in which Ahmed's arrest occurred: http://www.vox.com/2015/9/16/9336967/ahmed-mohamed-islamophobia http://www.vox.com/2015/9/16/9336967/ahmed-mohamed-islamopho...
  - Kalium 11y ago
    I'm aware of the context. I'm also aware that it's difficult to prove. I agree there's ample reason for suspicion, but suspicion is not the same as the certainty I see so many people leveling. I've recently had a reminder of that. Not long ago, in Oakland, a black man was in a car crash on a highway. He was being pursued by police. Something happened, and police shot him. OPD does not have a great reputation, so when they claimed he had been attempting to hijack a car and advanced on police with a gun, they weren't really believed. Protests formed, claiming the man had been unarmed and fleeing police. OPD had killed another black man because they're racist! It wasn't long before video and more information was released. The man had hijacked a car, crashed it, and was trying to hijack another when police caught up to him. He was armed, and had advanced on the police with a gun. The whole obviously false story was true. Moral of the story: just because an event seems to fit a narrative doesn't make it so.