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originally posted by: Phage
a reply to: ChesterJohn
taking an old clocks innards and putting them in a pencil box does not an inventor make.
Did the boy claim he invented something?
On Friday, Mohamed spoke to the Guardian. Such national attention was “worth it, once you realize what you’re fighting for”, he said, adding that that fight was “not just for Muslims … but for anybody who has been through this”.
originally posted by: lakesidepark
originally posted by: Annee
originally posted by: Phage
a reply to: ChesterJohn
taking an old clocks innards and putting them in a pencil box does not an inventor make.
Did the boy claim he invented something?
The boy brought a homemade improvised explosive device trigger and casing he made to school.
He is completely at fault and should be held responsible for what happened after that.
I fixed your statement for you, as you left out some obvious observations. Don't ignore the obvious.
originally posted by: xuenchen
The whole thing was a political PR stunt.
Weak yet effective.
Practice makes perfect.
originally posted by: Krazysh0t
Why are we nitpicking details about if this kid invented something or not? He certainly did more than MOST kids his age can do with electronics devices. It also shows a desire to go above and beyond and learn on your own, while demonstrating a possible future in electronics. The kid is only 14, some of you people (and Richard Dawkins) act like he should be able to perform advanced engineering...
So many haters... I wonder how many of them are being motivated by the kid's religion?
originally posted by: Annee
originally posted by: lakesidepark
originally posted by: Annee
originally posted by: Phage
a reply to: ChesterJohn
taking an old clocks innards and putting them in a pencil box does not an inventor make.
Did the boy claim he invented something?
The boy brought a homemade improvised explosive device trigger and casing he made to school.
He is completely at fault and should be held responsible for what happened after that.
I fixed your statement for you, as you left out some obvious observations. Don't ignore the obvious.
Don't do that again.
If you have something to say, make it your own. Do NOT attempt to speak for me.
The actions of adults is what made this a media circus.
Not what a kid brought to school.
originally posted by: lakesidepark
originally posted by: Annee
originally posted by: lakesidepark
originally posted by: Annee
originally posted by: Phage
a reply to: ChesterJohn
taking an old clocks innards and putting them in a pencil box does not an inventor make.
Did the boy claim he invented something?
The boy brought a homemade improvised explosive device trigger and casing he made to school.
He is completely at fault and should be held responsible for what happened after that.
I fixed your statement for you, as you left out some obvious observations. Don't ignore the obvious.
Don't do that again.
If you have something to say, make it your own. Do NOT attempt to speak for me.
The actions of adults is what made this a media circus.
Not what a kid brought to school.
. . this kid used no skills to disassemble common appliance . . .
originally posted by: lakesidepark
originally posted by: Krazysh0t
Why are we nitpicking details about if this kid invented something or not? He certainly did more than MOST kids his age can do with electronics devices. It also shows a desire to go above and beyond and learn on your own, while demonstrating a possible future in electronics. The kid is only 14, some of you people (and Richard Dawkins) act like he should be able to perform advanced engineering...
So many haters... I wonder how many of them are being motivated by the kid's religion?
This has NOTHING to do with HATE.
originally posted by: Annee
Really? Then why blast the kid.
Adults handled the situation badly.
Adults made this into a media circus.
All the kid did was bring a project to school.
originally posted by: Annee
The kid did nothing to create this circus.
Adults did.
originally posted by: lakesidepark
originally posted by: Annee
The kid did nothing to create this circus.
Adults did.
The kid brought an improvised detonation device to school. After showing it to his shop teacher, he was told not to show it to anyone else. Then he set the timer and let it go off in the middle of a class, and that is what got him in trouble.
The kid intentionally did this to stir trouble and try to cause a media circus. The kid was the one that was playing on Islamophobia in order to create a media circus, everyone else is reacting to the facts of the situation.
Please refrain from breaking down my posts and responding to them piece by piece. Instead look at the obvious and analyze it from the facts, not the media spin.
originally posted by: lakesidepark
Because he built a detonation device and took it to a public school.