[Coco] OT - Kid gets arrested for building a clock

[William Mikrut]

Sadly enough... if we look at a highschool kids project and panic its
something other that what it is...

Then those who set out to instill panic have achieved their goal....
On Sep 16, 2015 7:02 PM, "Brian Blake" <random.rodder at gmail.com> wrote:

> You know, after looking this device over, I can see why someone might panic
> at first glance. It looks like it could be a suitcase bomb. In this day and
> age, regardless of skin color or religion, I can see why someone might
> overreact.
>
> It's sad, but, that's the state of this world.
>
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> On Sep 16, 2015 7:56 PM, "K. Pruitt" <pruittk at roadrunner.com> wrote:
>
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark McDougall" <
> msmcdoug at iinet.net.au
> > >
> > To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2015 4:19 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Coco] OT - Kid gets arrested for building a clock
> >
> >
> > On 17/09/2015 8:45 AM, Michael Graham wrote:
> >>
> >> I wouldn't even call that a homemade clock.  Scroll down to the picture,
> >>> and it looks like it's literally a factory-made alarm clock taken out
> of
> >>> it's original case stuffed inside a new one.  Okay, it does look like
> he
> >>> cut and spliced the power cord and maybe wired in a different
> >>> transformer, but that and the case are the only 'homemade' things I
> >>> notice about it.
> >>>
> >>
> >> It's lucky he didn't make a smart watch, or he would also be facing a
> >> lawsuit from Apple! ;)
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >>
> >> --
> >> |    Mark McDougall    |  Error: witty remark not found!
> >> | <http://pacedev.net> |
> >>
> >>
> > He'll probably get invited to visit Apple. He already has an invitation
> to
> > visit Google according to the updated story at the original link.
> >
> > Due to social media the kid caught everybody's attention all the way up
> to
> > the president. Apologies have been issued and any pending charges have
> been
> > dropped. He is going to get to meet with NASA scientists now.
> >
> > The kid was arrested in a NASA t-shirt. How clueless are the adults in
> > this town?
> >
> >
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