drummindiver Posted September 17, 2015 Report Posted September 17, 2015 Black Dog...post #47 At least I give you the courtesy of reading your posts before commenting on them. Quote
Black Dog Posted September 17, 2015 Report Posted September 17, 2015 Black Dog...post #47 At least I give you the courtesy of reading your posts before commenting on them. I have no idea what you're on about here or why you're mentioning me. Quote
Michael Hardner Posted September 17, 2015 Report Posted September 17, 2015 Black Dog...post #47 At least I give you the courtesy of reading your posts before commenting on them. That was a reply to Canada First, not you. Quote Click to learn why Climate Change is caused by HUMANS Michael Hardner
Wilber Posted September 17, 2015 Report Posted September 17, 2015 (edited) You...you didn't think this through, did you? "This thing looks nothing like a real bomb, of course people will think it's a bomb!" I bet they would, since there's some pretty obvious clues: There's no explosives. It looks like a clock. It has a plug in. The kid showed it to his teacher and told them it was a clock. The alarm went off in class. You can see that. I can see that. Apparently a so called "engineering teacher" can't see that. Does that say something about the standard of teaching in Texas? Edited September 17, 2015 by Wilber Quote "Never trust a man who has not a single redeeming vice". WSC
Peter F Posted September 17, 2015 Report Posted September 17, 2015 Actually the English teacher didn't see that. The engineering teacher, who was shown the clock earlier in the day, said "If I was you I wouldn't be showing this to the other teachers". Quote A bayonet is a tool with a worker at both ends
Wilber Posted September 17, 2015 Report Posted September 17, 2015 Actually the English teacher didn't see that. The engineering teacher, who was shown the clock earlier in the day, said "If I was you I wouldn't be showing this to the other teachers". Guess it does say something about the standard of teaching in Texas, or at least the engineering teacher's opinion of his colleagues. Never resort to good judgement when you can leap to hysteria instead. Quote "Never trust a man who has not a single redeeming vice". WSC
Canada_First Posted September 17, 2015 Report Posted September 17, 2015 Guess it does say something about the standard of teaching in Texas, or at least the engineering teacher's opinion of his colleagues. Never resort to good judgement when you can leap to hysteria instead. I don't see how making blanket statements is going to be helpful moving forward. Teaching is quite a left wing profession. Even in Texas I'm sure. Why did this student bring this clock in in the first place? All could've been avoided if the student was more careful about bringing bomb like clocks to school. Quote
Wilber Posted September 17, 2015 Report Posted September 17, 2015 I don't see how making blanket statements is going to be helpful moving forward. Teaching is quite a left wing profession. Even in Texas I'm sure. Why did this student bring this clock in in the first place? All could've been avoided if the student was more careful about bringing bomb like clocks to school. How should he have been more careful? Should students not be allowed to bring electronics projects to school? Quote "Never trust a man who has not a single redeeming vice". WSC
Canada_First Posted September 17, 2015 Report Posted September 17, 2015 How should he have been more careful? Should students not be allowed to bring electronics projects to school? I'm not sure. Maybe he did nothing wrong and the teacher involved simply reacted too quickly. Afaik the student wasnt acting like it was an explosive device or stating that it was. Maybe another student said it looked like a bomb and teacher overheard this and called police. None of us were there. Maybe we will never know. This president is very quick to defend Muslims though. Quote
Wilber Posted September 17, 2015 Report Posted September 17, 2015 I'm not sure. Maybe he did nothing wrong and the teacher involved simply reacted too quickly. Afaik the student wasnt acting like it was an explosive device or stating that it was. Maybe another student said it looked like a bomb and teacher overheard this and called police. None of us were there. Maybe we will never know. This president is very quick to defend Muslims though. There was an over reaction by everyone concerned who should have known better, including the police. I guess the local cops don't know what a bomb should look like either. It has wires. He looks like a Muslim. It must be a bomb. Run Away, Run Away. I think the President was quick to right a wrong done to this kid. Quote "Never trust a man who has not a single redeeming vice". WSC
Canada_First Posted September 17, 2015 Report Posted September 17, 2015 There was an over reaction by everyone concerned who should have known better, including the police. I guess the local cops don't know what a bomb should look like either. It has wires. He looks like a Muslim. It must be a bomb. Run Away, Run Away. I think the President was quick to right a wrong done to this kid. Yeah probably. Quote
bush_cheney2004 Posted September 17, 2015 Report Posted September 17, 2015 (edited) How should he have been more careful? Should students not be allowed to bring electronics projects to school? There is a long list of things that students are not allowed to bring to school. Electronic clocks with batteries, switches, wires, semiconductors, LEDs, etc. might make the list now. Lithium batteries are considered to be "energetics" (i.e. dangerous). Several years ago, I needed to repair a power supply while on personal travel to Las Vegas. I purchased some parts and cannibalized others to get what I needed and tossed the remaining wires, transformer, regulator ICs, etc. into my suitcase and thought nothing more of it until the TSA asked for a personal conversation about what was in my checked luggage. Edited September 17, 2015 by bush_cheney2004 Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
Wilber Posted September 17, 2015 Report Posted September 17, 2015 I guess the question is, how long paranoia will make this list? Will school science projects done at home become a thing of the past? Quote "Never trust a man who has not a single redeeming vice". WSC
Wilber Posted September 17, 2015 Report Posted September 17, 2015 (edited) Double Post Edited September 17, 2015 by Wilber Quote "Never trust a man who has not a single redeeming vice". WSC
bush_cheney2004 Posted September 17, 2015 Report Posted September 17, 2015 I guess the question is, how long paranoia will make this list? Will school science projects done at home become a thing of the past? Maybe....if this project had turned out to be a fake or real terror device and the school/cops failed to act, then we would be reading about their incompetence and failure to protect students and staff. Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
Black Dog Posted September 17, 2015 Report Posted September 17, 2015 There was an over reaction by everyone concerned who should have known better, including the police. I guess the local cops don't know what a bomb should look like either. It has wires. He looks like a Muslim. It must be a bomb. Run Away, Run Away. I think the President was quick to right a wrong done to this kid. What strikes me as ironic is how so many of the same types of people who are afraid of Muslims talk about how they are stuck in the sTone age and this dude is building homemade electronics and and wants to go to MIT and they're all "OMG TERRORIZM" Quote
Peter F Posted September 17, 2015 Report Posted September 17, 2015 (edited) I think the school/police were already looking for some opportunity to Lord it over the muslim kid. Teacher reacts to possible bomb: What would be the proper thing to do? Evacuate the school? One would think so. Did that happen? No. Principle of school waits till some police officers arrive then they call the kid to the office to explain wether the project is bomb or not. Then, they handcuff the kid and take him - and the possible bomb - down to the police station. I think they knew damn well it wasn't a bomb but saw the opportunity to let the muslim kid know that the school and the police were definitely not going to put up with any muslim kids effrontery of being a Muslim. Edited September 17, 2015 by Peter F Quote A bayonet is a tool with a worker at both ends
cybercoma Posted September 17, 2015 Author Report Posted September 17, 2015 There is a long list of things that students are not allowed to bring to school. Electronic clocks with batteries, switches, wires, semiconductors, LEDs, etc. might make the list now. Lithium batteries are considered to be "energetics" (i.e. dangerous).I'm sure you know that lithium batteries can burst into flames and explode if they are punctured, which is probably why they don't want students messing with them at school. the TSA asked for a personal conversation about what was in my checked luggage.If the teachers just had a conversation with the student, we wouldn't even be hearing about it. Quote
cybercoma Posted September 17, 2015 Author Report Posted September 17, 2015 Maybe....if this project had turned out to be a fake or real terror device and the school/cops failed to act, then we would be reading about their incompetence and failure to protect students and staff.If they thought it was a bomb, there was already incompetence. No bomb squad. No evacuation. Nothing. Quote
cybercoma Posted September 17, 2015 Author Report Posted September 17, 2015 What strikes me as ironic is how so many of the same types of people who are afraid of Muslims talk about how they are stuck in the sTone age and this dude is building homemade electronics and and wants to go to MIT and they're all "OMG TERRORIZM"Well yeah. If they're not herding goats, then they must be learning how to fly planes. You didn't know? Muslims who learn skills like that are only attaining means for nefarious ends. Quote
Black Dog Posted September 17, 2015 Report Posted September 17, 2015 I think the school/police were already looking for some opportunity to Lord it over the muslim kid. Teacher reacts to possible bomb: What would be the proper thing to do? Evacuate the school? One would think so. Did that happen? No. Principle of school waits till some police officers arrive then they call the kid to the office to explain wether the project is bomb or not. Then, they handcuff the kid and take him - and the possible bomb - down to the police station. I think they knew damn well it wasn't a bomb but the opportunity to let the muslim kid know that the school and the police were definitely not going to put up with any muslim kids effrontery of being a Muslim. One of the reports I read indicated that when they brought the kid into the office where eh cops were waiting, one of the cops remarked something along the lines of "Just what I thought." Quote
Wilber Posted September 17, 2015 Report Posted September 17, 2015 If they thought it was a bomb, there was already incompetence. No bomb squad. No evacuation. Nothing. Exactly. Quote "Never trust a man who has not a single redeeming vice". WSC
bush_cheney2004 Posted September 17, 2015 Report Posted September 17, 2015 If they thought it was a bomb, there was already incompetence. No bomb squad. No evacuation. Nothing. I wasn't there and neither were you. Kid gets his 15 minutes and a call from the prez. Schools are not evacuated if my kid brings in contraband either. Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
Wilber Posted September 17, 2015 Report Posted September 17, 2015 I wasn't there and neither were you. Kid gets his 15 minutes and a call from the prez. Schools are not evacuated if my kid brings in contraband either. So the let's all stand here and see if it blows up in our faces is an appropriate response to a suspected bomb in a school. Quote "Never trust a man who has not a single redeeming vice". WSC
cybercoma Posted September 17, 2015 Author Report Posted September 17, 2015 I wasn't there and neither were you. Kid gets his 15 minutes and a call from the prez. Schools are not evacuated if my kid brings in contraband either. If the principal at your kid's school thought there was a bomb on the premises, what would you expect him to do? Quote
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