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'Clock Boy' Loses in Court, Father's Defamation Lawsuit Dismissed

Sometimes apples don't fall far from trees as children can mimic their parent's behavior in many different ways. Given the father's pattern and statements that his son invents things to "benefit mankind", I think the references that the son is also fond of attention might accurate. The fact that the son just happens to be wearing a NASA T-shirt at the press conference reinforces it.

You, however, seem to have a different conclusion. I cannot prove your conclusion wrong.

Wearing a NASA shirt is evidence of attention-seeking?

Erm... this is a stretch, dude.
 
Wearing a NASA shirt is evidence of attention-seeking?

Erm... this is a stretch, dude.

Attention seeking per se, probably not. Marketing a certain desire image?- probably. It coincides pretty close with his father's claim that the son invents things for the "benefit of mankind".
 
Obama wanted this kid to being his " cool invention " to the White House

Unreal. There are kids out there that have worked hard to not only have a complete comprehension of the tricky world of electronics, but who have actually built their own devices

He was invited because he was a little Muslim boy who fit the narrative of a intollerant American School district and town

Truth is he had no idea what he was monkeying with and for that he was a guest at the WH
 
So the criteria, then, is "has circuit boards?"

Where's the explosive, or something that looks like an explosive?

I told you back when this happened that I (a teacher) would've immediately taken my students away from that suitcase and called an administrator about it. It looks suspicious as hell.
 
Attention seeking per se, probably not. Marketing a certain desire image?- probably. It coincides pretty close with his father's claim that the son invents things for the "benefit of mankind".

Maybe the kid's just a nerd, jesus christ. You sure spend a lot of time thinking about the sinister motivations of a child.
 
I told you back when this happened that I (a teacher) would've immediately taken my students away from that suitcase and called an administrator about it. It looks suspicious as hell.

And I believe my response was that if they really thought that they would call a goddamned bomb squad.

Nobody in the school remotely acted like they had the least bit of suspicion it was a bomb because they would have evacuated.
 
And I believe my response was that if they really thought that they would call a goddamned bomb squad.

Nobody in the school remotely acted like they had the least bit of suspicion it was a bomb because they would have evacuated.

As you refuse to answer the question as to what you'd do if you saw that device on your airplane (because the answer is obvious), let's try another question:

If what you say here is true, in what way, specifically, did the teachers "overreact"? You say they did. How, exactly?
 
And I believe my response was that if they really thought that they would call a goddamned bomb squad.

Nobody in the school remotely acted like they had the least bit of suspicion it was a bomb because they would have evacuated.

Actually you said anyone who thought it might be a harmful device was an idiot.
 
Maybe the kid's just a nerd, jesus christ. You sure spend a lot of time thinking about the sinister motivations of a child.
I don't think that seeking attention is "sinister". Rather, it is simply immature- and even that could be mitigated if the father actively fostered it in the son from an early age.
 
Geez guys, get with the program. Obama said nice things about the kid, therefore he must be evil incarnate.
 
Yes, I also said that.

So your answer to the question about what you would do, as an airline pilot, if this device showed up on your airplane is..........nothing?
 
So your answer to the question about what you would do, as an airline pilot, if this device showed up on your airplane is..........nothing?

Sure. The school clearly had absolutely no reason to think it was a bomb. Why would I?
 
Sure. The school clearly had absolutely no reason to think it was a bomb. Why would I?

Yet the school didn't do nothing (excuse the double negative).
 
Yet the school didn't do nothing (excuse the double negative).

Correct. However, their behavior was not remotely consistent with the idea that any person involved thought there was even a chance of it being a bomb.

So, nobody thought it was a bomb, the kid never said it was a bomb. He, in fact, said it was a clock. Shockingly enough, the device was a clock.

What's the problem here? People claim he was trying to create a bomb scare. But his actions weren't consistent with that at all.
 
Correct. However, their behavior was not remotely consistent with the idea that any person involved thought there was even a chance of it being a bomb.

So, nobody thought it was a bomb, the kid never said it was a bomb. He, in fact, said it was a clock. Shockingly enough, the device was a clock.

What's the problem here? People claim he was trying to create a bomb scare. But his actions weren't consistent with that at all.

You're the one saying the teachers and administration overreacted so "What's the problem here?" is a question for you to answer.

If a teacher finds a device that looks like this in her classroom full of young children should she just assume it's nothing?
If a pilot finds a device like this on his airplane full of people he should just assume it's nothing?

Or should they do something just to make sure everyone's safe?
 
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I've always thought this was a weird case. The kid gets told by a couple of teachers to put it away and don't take it out. So the kid naturally plugs it in and sets the time on the clock instead of keeping in put away. The alarm goes off interrupting class, the kid gets sent to principles office, and cops get called.


If the kid had only listened to those teachers and kept the clock put away all of this could have been avoided.


I think the arrest went to far, but the suspension was perfectly legitimate. Elementary age kids get suspended for yellow bubble guns then a disruptive homemade gadget gets one also.
 
You're the one saying the teachers and administration overreacted so "What's the problem here?" is a question for you to answer.

If a teacher finds a device that looks like this in her classroom full of young children should she just assume it's nothing?
If a pilot finds a device like this on his airplane full of people he should just assume it's nothing?

Or should they do something just to make sure everyone's safe?

So, you think the school should have been evacuated and the bomb squad called?
 
So, you think the school should have been evacuated and the bomb squad called?

No. I think the teacher and administration handled it appropriately.

Your turn:

You're the one saying the teachers and administration overreacted so "What's the problem here?" is a question for you to answer.

If a teacher finds a device that looks like this in her classroom full of young children should she just assume it's nothing?
If a pilot finds a device like this on his airplane full of people he should just assume it's nothing?

Or should they do something just to make sure everyone's safe?
 
No. I think the teacher and administration handled it appropriately.

Your turn:

But that's just it: if they thought it was a bomb, they didn't respond appropriately. If they didn't think it was a bomb, they didn't respond appropriately.

Help me out here.

I wouldn't have assumed it was nothing. I'd know.
 
But that's just it: if they thought it was a bomb, they didn't respond appropriately. If they didn't think it was a bomb, they didn't respond appropriately.

Help me out here.

I wouldn't have assumed it was nothing. I'd know.

You're still avoiding the question.

How, specifically, did the teachers overreact? You said they did. How?
 
Regarding the lawsuit itself it was dismissed with prejudice, meaning it cannot be brought again.
 
So the criteria, then, is "has circuit boards?"

Where's the explosive, or something that looks like an explosive?

Its fairly simple to turn any alarm clock into timed explosive device.

Find the output to the piezoelectic buzzer, disconnect and run through a transistor ( 2n2222 or similar ) to boost the output.

Run that output into the coil of a DC relay and walla .....! Run the igniter through the NO contacts.

Doubt this kid was smart enough to do that, he wasn't even smart enough to build his own digital clock
 
I hope the whole family moves back to wherever they came from. ****em.
 
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