This Homemade Clock Got a Muslim Teen Arrested at School
• http://motherboard.vice.com, by JORDAN PEARSONAhmed Mohamed, a 14-year-old ninth grader in Irving, Texas, was handcuffed and arrested on Monday for bringing a homemade clock to school.
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Ahmed Mohamed, a 14-year-old ninth grader in Irving, Texas, was handcuffed and arrested on Monday for bringing a homemade clock to school.
A Texas 9th-grader makes an electronic clock and brings it to school. Teachers immediately become stupid and call the police....
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