Ok, so he puts this thing with all sorts of wires inside a metal box and puts a cable around the box rather than locking it because locking it (it had a built in lock) would "make it look like a bomb". IOW, he knew ahead of time it would look like a bomb. And that cable only added to the look so don't try to snow me with that lame explanation. It also had a beep loud enough that his English teacher heard it and she's the one who took it to the principal's office. He'd already been told by his science teacher to put it away and not show it around but instead, he takes it around school. I'd like to know what short of student he is but either way he knew it would cause an uproar especially right around 9/11.