PulletSurprise Loc: Columbus, GA

Does Pavlov ring a bell?
Simply, Ivan Pavlov learned animals could be conditioned.

Ahmed Mohamed, 14 years old, student who for wh**ever purpose dismantled a clock and carried it to school in a brief case as a science project. When the case was opened, teacher acted normal... she called the police and an investigation ensued. Ahmed was arrested.

Ahmed's father, Mohamed ElHassan Mohamed, is a known as muslim activist from Sudan. Father ran for Sudan's Presidency.
Some of the greatest human rights violations have occurred in Sudan where the North muslim nation has used every possible means to ens***e; oppress, torture and murder Christians in South Sudan.

Ahmed was hailed by the press; paraded through silicon valley; enticed by twitter and facebook; and offered scholarships and various incentives.

Out of an uproar and able to jump to conclusions, individuals and the media accused the teacher, school, police as being '“Islamophobic” and said that they all over-reacted.

Graphic Photo reveals what occurs when people don't wake up to what time it is!

Ahmed appears normal, but disassembling a digital clock and laying it out in a brief case or box doesn't fit the criteria of a science project, unless it's a psychological test to condition people to sit passively.

Ahmed enjoyed a warm welcome at Google, where he was literally put front and center before the Google Science Fair winners (including Grand Prize winner Olivia Hallisey, who came up with a novel way to detect Ebola)...

Following are a few others and their science projects (don't be alarmed).

Joseph Santana, 12; Sophia Nobles, 11 (Tampa and Land O Lakes, FL) ▀ A team of Florida grade schoolers set out to find a renewable way of generating safe drinking water from ocean water – currently a costly process. The team designed WateRenew, a conceptual system that uses wing-like structures to harness energy from the vacillating hydroelectric forces of the underwater swells. WateRenew converts energy from the elliptical motion of waves into electrical energy that can power desalination of ocean water into drinking water. The desalination process incorporates a special “reverse osmosis” membrane made out of graphene to trap salt while allowing water molecules to flow through.

Nikhil Behari, 14 (Sewickley, PA) ▀ After hearing about major data breaches at retail chains, Pennsylvania teen Nikhil Behari got inspired to create a security system that is easy to use, versatile and effective in protecting online data. Nikhil wondered if the manner in which people type could be used as a means of secondary authentication for safer passwords. He connected sensors to a microprocessor he had programmed to detect keystroke pressure, and used a separate program to measure action and pause time as users type. By analyzing data from these devices, Nikhil discovered that keystroke-based authentication is a potentially powerful technique for distinguishing and authenticating individuals.

Julia Bray, 13; Luke Clay, 13; Ashton Cofer, 12 (New Albany and Gahanna, OH) ▀ A team of Ohio 6th graders got inspired after befriending some Haitian students in 2010, right before the region’s devastating earthquake. Team “Quake Safe” wanted to find a solution to help make the many structurally unsound buildings in Haiti safer. The students experimented with materials that could withstand pressure and unique construction shapes to find a building design that would be both cost effective and structurally sound. Their hyperbolic bamboo creation takes on a paraboloid shape, inspired by the shape of Pringle chips, and uses bamboo – a fast growing renewable resource that is easily accessed by most in the region.

It would be a different story if a 7 year old wore a t shirt with a gun symbol; and then, was expelled or arrested. Oh, that did happen and it was down played.

My brothers and sisters that refused islam

badbobby Loc: texas

very interesting post P S
extremely horrible pic

RWNJ

I would rather be thought an Islamophobe and remain breathing, than to let my guard down for one second. For that is when they will strike to great effect.

straightUp Loc: California

Why was Ahmed arrested? I understand the concern about a disassembled clock in a briefcase and I certainly understand the execution of appropriate safeguards, but why was he arrested? Why did they arrest a 14-year old boy for a clock? He didn't have ANYTHING to do with what happened in that horrible picture. There is absolutely no connection.
So... did they arrest him because he's Muslim? If they did, there couldn't be a better example of Islamophobia.

Otherwise, what is the actual purpose of trying to *make* a connection between Ahmed and those fried bodies? Are we justifying bigotry? Are you saying that if we don't arrest 14 year old Muslim boys for bringing clocks to school we could wind up dead?

RWNJ

I'm not saying they didn't over react. I'm just saying that we can't let our guard down. BTW, Do you have any idea how many acts of terrorism were committed by rag heads that were 14, or even younger? And wasn't he released when they figured out it was just a clock? And how do you know this wasn't a test? Maybe the next clock will be a bomb, but someone will fail to say or do anything, for fear of being labeled an Islamophobe.

Weewillynobeerspilly Loc: North central Texas

Let's not forget he was being evasive when questioned by teachers and school staff about this device, and again when the officers arrived.
Clockboy was not arrested, he was DETAINED untill the facts were made clear upon investigation, and then released.
He was not a talkative friendly young man untill the news crews showed up at his house.
He achieved his goal, and that was not making a clock like he says.

The term Islamaphobia does not fit, a phobia is an irrational fear....anyone with basic common sense should be fearful of what a muzzy is capable of, they prove it every day, so a fear of them is rational........I'm so tired of these liberals using this islamaphobia out of context to controll peoples valid emotions.

RWNJ

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badbobby Loc: texas

with isis cajoling would be jihadists to strike at the non believers in any way that they can.
we had better be on our guard

straightUp Loc: California

Like I said... be concerned and execute appropriate safeguards. What I am asking is why was the boy arrested? You don't have to arrest him to find out if the clock is a bomb. What are you going to do - torture him for the information? Don't we have people who can figure it out by looking at the clock? There was no value in arresting the boy other than to prove to the world that we are so freaked out about terrorism that we can't think straight.


By "rag head" I assume you are a low-class, bigot making a reference to Arabs and no... I don't know how many acts of terrorism were committed by Arabs 14 and under and I bet you don't either. I know that it happens but I'm betting that not one American civilian has ever been k**led or threatened by one.

In 2004 I did some research and published an article showing how out of proportion our reaction to terrorism is. This was right after Cheney told the public that terrorism was our #1 threat. Here's an excerpt from my article...

Since the e******n campaign seems to be so centered on the dangers posed by terrorism, I’ve decided to take a look at what dangers we really face. According to the U.S. State Department, the average number of deaths per year from terrorism from 1995 to 2003 is 775. How does this compare with some of the other dangers we face? How about the failing health care industry that Bush is so interested in protecting?

The John Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health estimates there are approximately 250,000 deaths per year from iatrogenic causes (causes induced by a physicians activity, manner or therapy). Broken down into specific categories and compared to deaths caused by terrorism, this is how the numbers stack up…

http://www.deans.us/plan-x/images/mederrors-chart2.jpg

So obviously, terrorism is far from the biggest threat to Americans. My mother who survived the German bombing raids in London and who used to refer to Americans as "drama queens" was right. We're just not very calm or collected and we freak out about things without taking the time to understand them.


He shouldn't have been arrested in the first place. He didn't do anything wrong. Then again nor did a lot of the detainees at Guantanamo as proven by the hundreds of prisoners that were held without trial and without representation and tortured for years before being released with memos saying they weren't a threat after all. Benjamin Franklin once said those who are willing to give up liberty for the sake of security deserve neither. I agree. Anyone who can make excuses for arresting people on half-cocked suspicions that they might be a terrorist doesn't deserve to live in a free country, they simply don't have the courage for it.


I don't. But I'm willing to give everyone the benefit of the doubt and if that presents a danger, then I'm willing to accept that risk because I *DO* have the courage to live in a free country.


Well that person should be fired for being an i***t because no one is calling anyone an Islamophobe for checking the clock in the briefcase.

RWNJ

Why do you keep saying he was arrested? He was detained, as he should have been. Once they were sure there was no threat, he was released, so he could blab to the press about how everyone over reacted. You're being played, and you don't even know it.

straightUp Loc: California

Thank you for clearing that up... it's kind of a critical point. The OP actually said he was arrested - I'll assume he misunderstood the story. If the boy was simply detained then I really don't see a problem here... other than the fact that the OP actually thought the boy was arrested and thought that was acceptable.


Not sure how any of that is relevant.


I think the fear that many people have of Muslims is completely irrational. See the chart in my previous post? 775 deaths by terrorism averaged out per year from 1995 to 2003. That includes the 3,000 from 9/11/01 - if we average all the way up to 2015 the number would be even smaller. More Americans die every year from second hand cigarette smoke for crying out loud. Furthermore, the actual threat of terrorism comes from terrorists which make up a tiny, tiny percentage of total Muslims. The vast majority of Muslims are peace loving people. So a fear of terrorism might be rational but a fear of Islam is not.

The liberals got it right. When people start flapping their feathers about the threat of Islam they are indeed suffering from an irrational fear and the term Islamophobia is 100% accurate.

straightUp Loc: California

I didn't, the OP said he was...


I was just asking why.


How am I being played RWNJ? Do you even know what you're talking about or is that just a pat response?

RWNJ

Ninety five percent of armed conflicts around the globe involve Muslims. The only reason you don't see a lot of terrorists attacks on American soil is because there are not that many of them living here yet. But they are sneaking across our souther border, and Obama is welcoming thousands of them, the vast majority of them young males, to come live here. Give it time. I'll be here to say I told you so.

straightUp Loc: California

About the same number also involve Americans either directly or indirectly. So what's your point?


The reason why you don't see a lot of terrorist attacks on American soil is because the terrorists are fighting wars that involve their homelands. This might be a big blow to your ego but they don't care about America. The only reason why they h**e us is because we keep interfering with their world.


LOL - no they aren't. Look, I know they all look the same to you but the Latin Americans at our southern borders aren't Muslims - in fact they tend to be Christians. The Muslims that I know immigrated legally.


Obama is joining the rest of the civilized nations in adopting a fair share of refugees from Syria. It's sort of a commitment to humanity. If you could get over your phobia you might be able to see that.

RWNJ

There are none so blind as those who refuse to see. Time will prove me right. Just wait.