What's really shitty about this isn't that the school or police overreacted at first. It isn't that this somehow affects Islamic-American relations or American-

What's really shitty about this isn't that the school or police overreacted at first. It isn't that this somehow affects Islamic-American relations or American-Muslim citizens. It isn't even that this may have discouraged Ahmed from future creativity. What's so concerning about this story is that if it wasn't picked up by the news, a defenseless 14-year-old would have a criminal record for bringing a personal project to school. Situations like this make me think of all the similar incidents that never got picked up by the news because some terrorist was shot or the stock market dipped and the story was no longer important enough to report.