If the school honestly feared it may be a bomb, they would have evacuated and called the bomb squad. That's what happens when you take a "zero tolerance" approach.
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Originally Posted by wireties
What happened to Ahmed is wrong, wrong, wrong! 100% agreement! Blaming it solely (or partially) on racial injustice (as you earlier stated) is just as wrong (sans facts).
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As an aside, I'll remind you this is the town that passed an
"anti-Shariah law" back in March.
But in reality, you're missing the forest for the trees here. Whether or not the individuals involved were impacted by racial prejudices, Ahmed has become a symbol about fighting against institutional and cultural racism. A few minutes of searching comments sections about this incident yielded
these. There are articles out there about the link between
engineering and
terrorism. There is little doubt that institutional racism exists in the United States (and some painful parallels with Ahmed being "detained" while not "arrested"). Given this, it's important to use this as an example for good. Ahmed has power as a symbol. Even Ahmed knows as much.
“It’s worth it, once you realize what you’re fighting for,” he said.