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[–] [deleted] 0 points 41 points (+41|-0) ago  (edited ago)

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[–] weezkitty 2 points 17 points (+19|-2) ago 

It is reasonable to be cautious and investigate if it was an explosive. It is not reasonable to charge him for making a hoax bomb

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[–] didntsayeeeee 2 points 12 points (+14|-2) ago 

Depends what he was doing with it.

We haven't heard the full story, only his side, and his side is obvious bullshit.

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[–] guinness2 ago 

It is not reasonable to charge him for making a hoax bomb

How do you know this?

Are you privy to all of the facts and evidence?

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[–] pjhile 1 point 12 points (+13|-1) ago 

but right to be prudent

Prudent would be to look at it, realize there is no explosive, and send him on his way. He's a freaking child. Not immediately notifying his parents should be illegal if it's not already. If you can't tell the difference between some wires and a bomb, you shouldn't be in charge of anything remotely close to law enforcement.

He was more provocateur than electronic genius.

Electronic genius? He's a child.

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[–] didntsayeeeee 0 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago 

Still, what would you do if you found it on a train? You'd think "that movie prop bomb is probably a prank but I should call the police anyway just in case". And the police would say "that's probably a prank but we should get the bomb squad anyway". And everybody would have their time wasted.

The kid needs to understand that fake bomb threats get taken seriously, so calling the police should have taught him that lesson.

But instead it taught him the lesson "cry victim in a way that the media narrative likes and you'll get loads of free stuff"

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[–] Big_Time_Sensuality 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

These kids are building working underwater robots. Doing something like this basically requires being an electronic genius. Some of them are even freshmen. Here's an actual suitcase bomb. Tell me they don't look similar. Hell, the bomb looks cleaner than his "clock". Highly doubt I'll be meeting Ahmed at any of the competitions I do.