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

[K. Pruitt]

Yeah, I definitely see some scholarships coming this kid's way now.

I do not believe this kid was targeted because of his race or religion, at 
least not by the school. I think he just came face to face with a misapplied 
zero-tolerance policy.

I like that the kid says he learned from this experience that other people 
have his back. A rather cool response from a kid who was no doubt feeling 
like an outcast prior to the outpouring of support.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Zippster" <zippster278 at gmail.com>
To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2015 8:43 AM
Subject: Re: [Coco] OT - Kid gets arrested for building a clock


> Quite possibly.
>
> Whatever the case, this will probably be one of the best things to happen 
> to this
> kid with all the attention he is getting.  How long before someone gives 
> him a
> full scholarship to the college of his choice and a nice job waiting on 
> the other side?
>
> - Ed
>
>
>> On Sep 17, 2015, at 10:39 AM, Louis Ciotti <lciotti1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> While I like the fact the kid is attempting to build things, and I feel
>> that everyone over reacted, my issue is with the fact that everyone is
>> saying he built a clock.  Looking at the photos it looked like he took an
>> alarm clock apart at threw it on a suitcase looking box.  Then the new
>> photos look staged as well.  They show him near a desk with a computer 
>> and
>> a wad of cables and wire on the desk.  Why do I suspect that this kid is
>> not 100% innocent and his "clock" was meant to be a joke, and when 
>> everyone
>> overreacted he change his tune.  we will never know the real story now 
>> that
>> the media has gotten a hold of it.  That is all I am going to say on 
>> this.
>>
>> On Thu, Sep 17, 2015 at 11:32 AM, Brian Blake <random.rodder at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> The article I read stated he put it together on a Sunday night, hoping 
>>> to
>>> impress his teacher.
>>>
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