miamizsun wrote: 
Me too

 sirdroseph wrote: 
i've offended you... (j/k)

i don't think anyone here is a bot (including richard)

i believe he's a good guy and i agree with his taste in music and the vast majority of his analysis

we have some differences in our solutions and how those might be implemented

but this is why we have conversation(s)

i would miss him if he were gone or absent

and for the record i feel the same way about all peeps

 miamizsun wrote: 

Oh no, you misunderstand me.  I am totally with you on this and many other subjects, this was extreme sarcasm in your attempt to communicate with the myopic bot with an agenda something I have tried in the past but have learned my lesson.  You will get nowhere.

 sirdroseph wrote: 
while it's not my intention, in some cases it's difficult to have conversations (esp on a message board) without offending people

i consider everyone here a friend and make an effort to respect other views esp on sensitive subjects

i'm certain that on occasion i do rub others the wrong way and for that i have an open apology

if i offend anyone in any way i want them to tell me (or give the opportunity to clarify or apologize)

peace  

 RichardPrins wrote: 
i think it was his english teacher that blew the whistle (not his science/engineering instructor)

and i don't the specifics of how and why he pulled it out in english class (i'm guessing he was proud of his accomplishment and was eager to show it to anyone expressing interest)

if there is evidence that someone involved called him a backward savage, made reference or had a history of making references to religious discrimination i'm not aware of it and that would be a problem and it should be called out

my guess is that the school employees are following a protocol (probably similar to see something - say something)

maybe the teach caught a glance of the device or didn't fully understand the context and just followed state protocol

i've been working as a vendor/subcontractor for five school systems since 1997 and a lot has changed  (i'm scheduled to go to a school later this afternoon)

annual background checks, security picture id badges, bag/brief case checks, the whole nine yards

state schools resemble prisons/correctional facilities (here they their own police force, security, camera systems and random metal detectors)

is the state paranoid? are they aggressive? you bet they are (orwellian type policy is more the norm these days)

the state's business model both domestically and abroad is based on initiating aggression, but it is always for our own good (blowback be damned)

and in this case it is to protect the children

regards

 miamizsun wrote: 

I was going to post something like that but decided that you shall inherit the title of closeminded right winger as you clearly are.

 miamizsun wrote: 
Yes. Yes it is.

Cop? Cops get a pass because - they're cops! 

 kurtster wrote:

Wasn't there a recent topic that railed against the supposedly absurd and arbitrary limitations imposed by ideologues on some discussions?

 RichardPrins wrote: 
yeah, you're special alright ...

So how about that Zero Tolerance problem up north in your neck of the woods ?

 kurtster wrote: 

 RichardPrins wrote: 
Surely you of all people would be the champion against Zero Tolerance which this clearly is an example of and nothing else.  But it doesn't suit the needs of your agenda so you take it the other way to meet your needs.  

You're just an opportunist, looking for something to exploit.  Why don't you illuminate us about how Zero Tolerance is or is not a problem with Canadian schools and make a comparison rather than just sling phony hate like spaghetti at our wall.

 kurtster wrote:

Irving’s police chief announced Wednesday that charges won’t be filed against Ahmed Mohamed, the MacArthur High School freshman arrested Monday after he brought what school officials and police described as a “hoax bomb” on campus.

At a joint press conference with Irving ISD, Chief Larry Boyd said the device — confiscated by an English teacher despite the teen’s insistence that it was a clock — was “certainly suspicious in nature.”

School officers questioned Ahmed about the device and why Ahmed had brought it to school. Boyd said Ahmed was then handcuffed “for his safety and for the safety of the officers” and taken to a juvenile detention center. He was later released to his parents, Boyd said. (...)

More a case of arrested development followed by quick backpedaling...

 miamizsun wrote: 
No tolerance for science/engineering projects? I don't see how a science project can be so wildly misconstrued (and bundled together by the link) as "misbehaviour".

Sounds more like paranoia (as shown by the follow-up questions), and yes, Islamophobia.

Clearly these "backward savages" tinker with electronics for one reason only...

 Red_Dragon wrote: 
dude that's racist

you didn't see the black police officer arresting him?

seriously i think it may be due to the zero tolerance policy (or zero logic policy) and not so much islamophobia

a few zero tolerance examples

 RichardPrins wrote: 
Well, the brown one with the funny name of course. This is 'Merica!

 kurtster wrote: 

It was more of a Chris Christie slush Fund, for the record.

Epic amount of rain all night. I think my garden is even getting tired of it. Welcome dmiley. I am just down the creek from you in Plano. Will probably end up further downstream at this rate.

 dmiley wrote: 
Welcome aboard.  Keeping your sense of humor is more important than keeping your powder dry.  Good people here, with lots of snark and sarcasm in the fun way.