Any person ignorant of basic electronics, maybe, but that is where his teachers come in. To me it just looks like a hobby project, and i'm not a person that teaches electronics. I do not think that the kid had any intention of making threats with his setup, and has been stated before, "why would he show his teachers if that was his goal". Glad i'm not in irving, it is one thing to be against people who don't add to society, and a whole other to be against someone who can do stuff like this.
That's not how this works, you don't carry around shit that might look like a bomb, though there is a chance that the shape is coincidental.
Edit: To all the "smart" people, briefcase with a clock - a stereotypical bomb. You can make a bomb in the shape of a huge suppository and shove it up your bums for all I care, what counts is not how a bomb might look like but how a lot of people think a bomb looks like.
don't forget about backpacks, that's where the boston bomber had his bomb. The local campus here is crawling with terrorists, maybe we should start a "see something, say something" campaign for every little thing that could be a bomb. Too bad the extremely intelligent officers would never simply use this as an excuse to skirt the 4th amendment.
view the rest of the comments →
puddlewonderful ago
Does anyone else find it strange that the picture of the clock was released after the picture of the boy? I sense that he was put up to this because it looks like a bomb right out of a Hollywood movie. It's in a metal suitcase and has a big red face for a countdown
peacegnome ago
those are probably just the parts he had around from scavenging. I mean for fuck's sake, what kind of bomb requires an electrical outlet?
puddlewonderful ago
Any reason able person would have an extreme reaction to that device, whether its plugged in or not
peacegnome ago
Any person ignorant of basic electronics, maybe, but that is where his teachers come in. To me it just looks like a hobby project, and i'm not a person that teaches electronics. I do not think that the kid had any intention of making threats with his setup, and has been stated before, "why would he show his teachers if that was his goal". Glad i'm not in irving, it is one thing to be against people who don't add to society, and a whole other to be against someone who can do stuff like this.
oldaxolotl ago
That's not how this works, you don't carry around shit that might look like a bomb, though there is a chance that the shape is coincidental.
Edit: To all the "smart" people, briefcase with a clock - a stereotypical bomb. You can make a bomb in the shape of a huge suppository and shove it up your bums for all I care, what counts is not how a bomb might look like but how a lot of people think a bomb looks like.
Sikozen ago
Best not carry around briefcases, brown boxes, and pressure cookers then, eh?
Ever seen the inside of a laptop? Lots of bomb-y looking stuff right there.
peacegnome ago
don't forget about backpacks, that's where the boston bomber had his bomb. The local campus here is crawling with terrorists, maybe we should start a "see something, say something" campaign for every little thing that could be a bomb. Too bad the extremely intelligent officers would never simply use this as an excuse to skirt the 4th amendment.