Homeland security's motto is 'If you see something say something™" and that's what she did. Good for her.
Push to test, release to detonate?
Absolutely.
And if that kid was as smart as he thinks he is, he should have known better than to bring that contraption to school.
The teacher made the right choice. It’s better to be trashed by the media then eulogized by them.
Ha! Trick question.
Nobody yelled Aloha Snackbar.
4, 5, 7, 9, 10 are bombs.
What do I win?
i got my suspicions :). would not want to guess!
A most excellent post, and one that should be contemplated by every citizen, and not just Freepers.
I’m sure the followed their Crisis Plan.
So, every time I see a pressure cooker, I’m supposed to call the bomb squad?
Well... they’re all red, and underlined, and all have the same exact words, so it’s either all of them or none of them.
The only bomb component is the numbers 1-10.
Where’s the BOOM. There was supposed to be a loud BOOM.
We'll come pick you up for re-education camp.
I would have called the police had he brought any one of those into my classroom including the shiny new pressure cooker
#1 No. Hobbyist project made up to be scary looking.
#2 Yes. AQ/Yemen.
#3 No. Theatrical prop.
#4 Yes. Cell phone bomb?
#5 Yes. Chechen.
#6 Yes. The lid from one of these was found on the roof a building along Boyleston Street.
#7 Yes. Makeshift incendiary device designed to be constructed after passing through security.
#8 Yes. That's a Ted Special, lovingly crafted in the wilds of Montana.
#9 No. Salesman's kit from the 80's.
#10 No. Hobbyist project.
The teacher was not a demolitions expert so she did the right thing and called someone who is. IMO its better to be an alive (pseudo) Islamophobe than a dead dhimmi.
Teach was a moron. Educators generally are.
What’s the deal with #6? Am I supposed to call the bomb squad on anyone whom cans at home?
Also, #9 is a Honeywell sales demo kit, that has been widely and incorrectly identified as a bomb.
I haven’t followed the details of this story, so my ignorance might show in my post. Has this student said or done things in the past to cause the teacher to mistrust him? Some teachers are a bit overly paranoid of students. Some are not paranoid enough. Does this boy have a history of scaring people?
“’If you see something say something”
If your intent is to touch off small scale IED/Boston bombing type bombs the first thing you need to do is stop “if you see something say something”.
One good thing, the people that are too PC to say something are the loony left which means they are the one that are going to be targeted with the IEDs.
The teacher is also required to report. It is not optional.