Family of Ahmed Mohamed (Clock boy) files lawsuit against former school - Polidicks

[QUOTE=Perrine;50852835]the one on the top right is a simulated test kit[/QUOTE] Glad to know that I managed to actually figure it out in the end, even if it's just a test kit.

[QUOTE=Perrine;50852835]the one on the top right is a simulated test kit[/QUOTE] Thats the only one that really stands out due to there being what seems to be a stick of explosive; but thats still a godawful example because the resolution is shit.

[QUOTE=Monkah;50852404][thumb]http://i.imgur.com/3rXEoS8.jpg[/thumb] "Totally doesn't look like a bomb, guys! Really!" Whether you're defending the kid or not, you must be absolutely blind if your argument is that the device in question doesn't look like a bomb. Thankfully, it looks as if that excuse has stopped appearing as more and more people actually see the thing he made.[/QUOTE] No one ever thought it was a bomb. Maybe it was against school guidelines or whatever I don't know, but no one ever thought it was an actual bomb.

I think this is a good step for them, milking it or not. Everyone else is saying oh he got tours and a free education and blah blah. The school still hasn't had to deal with anything except media backlash for the way they treated him, regardless of whether or not his quality of life improved since then. They have the right and the means to sue and they totally should. You can't just pretend the school wasn't in the wrong because the kid got 15 minutes of fame.

[QUOTE]I think this is a good step for them[/QUOTE] [QUOTE]You can't just pretend the school wasn't in the wrong because the kid got 15 minutes of fame.[/QUOTE] "a good step for them" Mhm I'm sure the school doesn't need all that money, after all they're racist. why should they get money when they [I]obvoiusly[/I] couldn't tell that this [t]http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/10BF6/production/_85589586_16e23342-6ce7-4c4f-b176-88d94cf667b3.jpg[/t] was a clock! I mean after all its got blinking numbers so duh! It's not like people there are gonna get taxed out the ass to pay up for the lost money, obviously it will just appear out of nowhere so that Ahmed's family can buy a nice place in Qatar! /s I'm gonna go on a rant, in a country where you have to pay money to go to college to get a job to pay off your college debts, it's absolutely fucking infuriating that some little git that gutted a clock (Also there's enough evidence to suggest this was intentionally set up) gets all this attention and diplomas while the rest of us get shit cause we're born a different color or worship a different God. (or don't worship one) In a world like this people will look at the color of your skin, what religion you follow, your sexuality, or even what is between your legs before they look at the facts cause they don't want to "offend" anyone while discriminating against others. It's real annoying when you see a family like that milk something so retarded since everyone thought "IT'S CAUSE HE DUN BE A MUSLIM, NOT CAUSE IT LOOKS LIKE A BOMB" Did the school and police screw up in a few places? Yes they did, but seeing how much this kid has gotten from this incident I'd say it's pretty well made up, unless poor little Ahmed gets nightmares. I'm fairly certain some people would rather see "Bomb in school goes off, 40 dead, 200 injured" than the idea that someone get's pulled aside because what they brought in looks like a bomb. This world makes me sick

[QUOTE=Monkah;50852404][thumb]http://i.imgur.com/3rXEoS8.jpg[/thumb] "Totally doesn't look like a bomb, guys! Really!" Whether you're defending the kid or not, you must be absolutely blind if your argument is that the device in question doesn't look like a bomb. Thankfully, it looks as if that excuse has stopped appearing as more and more people actually see the thing he made.[/QUOTE] do you get all of your arguments from facebook image macros?

[QUOTE=J$ Psychotic;50851157]They moved from the United States to Qatar because they feared for his life? I think that's funny.[/QUOTE] No one will judge him because of his name and appearance in Qatar, unlike in Europe and the US.

I hate how the media portrayed him as this young genius inventor when all he did was gut a clock. I agree his school shouldn't have reacted the way it did, but all that was needed was an apology and maybe a bit of compensation. Instead he got invited to the White House to meet the president and met NASA scientists (Cause he wore a NASA shirt and hes a young genius in the making) and even got a scholarship to this university in Qatar. I don't even get the scholarship part, he was wronged sure, but being wronged doesn't exactly make you a smart person who deserves scholarships. His only accomplishment is being a victim. Getting money from the school is just them milking their victim status as much as they can.

[QUOTE=da space core;50855448]do you get all of your arguments from facebook image macros?[/QUOTE] Does the fact that he used a Facebook image macro make his argument any less valid?

[QUOTE=da space core;50855448]do you get all of your arguments from facebook image macros?[/QUOTE]If I remove the arial-black text, will you actually focus on the point being made rather than complain that you saw the above on Facebook? It looks like a fucking bomb. It had the numbers. [I]It even started beeping.[/I] Ahmed and his family deserve to be treated the same way as people who make fake bomb threats, regardless of their race or religion.

[QUOTE=Mitsuma;50851021]That whole thing still smells like a setup. The family and his father especially gained so much from it. Maybe I just need more tinfoil for my hat and it was really just a harmless "self-made" clock in a briefcase.[/QUOTE] How many times do I have to tell you conspiracy theorists if you want to block radio waves from reaching your head you'd have to make an aluminum foil hat not a tinfoil hat. Aluminum blocks radio waves while tinfoil actually attracts radio waves and amplifies the signal. See here. [url]http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2012/09/tin-foil-hats-actually-make-it-easier-for-the-government-to-track-your-thoughts/262998/[/url]

this kids family probably manufactured the whole thing for profit

first off, I dont like arguments in image form since they are [URL="http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02681/SpoofAd2_2681224b.jpg"]easily edited and faked[/URL]. facebook is an extremely common place to see this. and to be frank, this argument is just cheap anyways. if we were to use the logic that everything with wires might be dangerous, then I might as well rid of every server room ever because they are obviously nukes. if people seriously believe that this is a bomb, then I worry about the technology education in this country. [QUOTE=Monkah;50858647]It looks like a fucking bomb. It had the numbers. [I]It even started beeping.[/I][/QUOTE] so does a clock, which by the way, it literally is a dissembled clock. [QUOTE=Monkah;50858647]Ahmed and his family deserve to be treated the same way as people who make fake bomb threats, regardless of their race or religion.[/QUOTE] [B]THERE. WAS. NO. BOMB. THREAT.[/B] I cannot stress this enough, the kid always said it was a clock, he never said anything about bombing the school, this is a cheap strawman argument you just pulled. whether it looks like a bomb to you is irrelevant anyways, what matters is what the school thought. so lets review over the story [url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmed_Mohamed_clock_incident[/url] the kid took apart a clock and stuffed it into a pencil case. he wanted to show it off to a few teachers in school, when one of them thought it was a bomb. they took him aside and kept the clock in the school as the rest of the school went by unaffected. now ask yourself this. if the school [I]truly[/I] thought it was a bomb, [B]why would they keep it so close to other students?[/B] either they beyond stupid and shouldnt have their jobs to begin with, or they really knew that it wasnt a bomb, that Ahmed was right that it was just a clock. why the school kept going along with this is beyond me, but there were past incedents like this where ahemed was bullied for his ethnicity, and the school punished him for it (although many schools punish victims of bullying for stupid reasons, so i wouldn't be quick to call the cause islamaphobia). the cops came and quickly confirmed it wasnt a bomb, and then tried to say that the kid tried to make a "Hoax bomb" even though he always insisted it was just a clock. what really put the cherry on top was that some officials said things like "yeah, I thought it was that kid" when Ahemed arrived, which [I]is clearly[/I] discrimatory. Ahemed was made to sign some legal papers without his parents or face expulsion, etc etc. the media soon swooped in, and as always, simplified this ordeal to a "good vs evil" thing, and Ahemed was hailed as some hero and his parents are milking it. and that is what happened [editline]10th August 2016[/editline] [QUOTE=Firetornado;50858890]this kids family probably manufactured the whole thing for profit[/QUOTE] oh yes, when I think of how to scam people, I go with fake bomb threats. its not like I will be immediately punished for it, or at worst get shot and killed due to the misunderstanding. this kid was bringing tech stuff to school since he was a kid. unless you mean to tell me that his parents planned for this moment since his conception, then your theory makes no sense. they are milking the cow now, yes, but any allegations of this being set up is nonsense.

I used to gut old vcrs and shit when I was younger than him to build boats and cars and shit, then I actually moved onto bomb building. Yes I'm jealous this fucker or his family milked this cow dry and are now trying to drink it's piss.

Certainly angers me who is actively struggling to find money to be able to go to an engineering university while my family are currently being drained of money and might have a class action if they can even afford a lawyer.

Man I wish I could have got to visit amazing places, meet amazing people and get lots of amazing (and expensive) stuff for free. Just for getting something I [I]made [/I]misidentified. Now they are suing for more money? Hahaha

[QUOTE=RedBaronFlyer;50855088]"a good step for them" Mhm I'm sure the school doesn't need all that money, after all they're racist. why should they get money when they [I]obvoiusly[/I] couldn't tell that this [t]http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/10BF6/production/_85589586_16e23342-6ce7-4c4f-b176-88d94cf667b3.jpg[/t] was a clock! I mean after all its got blinking numbers so duh! It's not like people there are gonna get taxed out the ass to pay up for the lost money, obviously it will just appear out of nowhere so that Ahmed's family can buy a nice place in Qatar! /s I'm gonna go on a rant, in a country where you have to pay money to go to college to get a job to pay off your college debts, it's absolutely fucking infuriating that some little git that gutted a clock (Also there's enough evidence to suggest this was intentionally set up) gets all this attention and diplomas while the rest of us get shit cause we're born a different color or worship a different God. (or don't worship one) In a world like this people will look at the color of your skin, what religion you follow, your sexuality, or even what is between your legs before they look at the facts cause they don't want to "offend" anyone while discriminating against others. It's real annoying when you see a family like that milk something so retarded since everyone thought "IT'S CAUSE HE DUN BE A MUSLIM, NOT CAUSE IT LOOKS LIKE A BOMB" Did the school and police screw up in a few places? Yes they did, but seeing how much this kid has gotten from this incident I'd say it's pretty well made up, unless poor little Ahmed gets nightmares. I'm fairly certain some people would rather see "Bomb in school goes off, 40 dead, 200 injured" than the idea that someone get's pulled aside because what they brought in looks like a bomb. This world makes me sick[/QUOTE] I had a schoolmate who was black and Palestinian, and he used "just because I am black" card many times on professors.