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Sand Rat Expat

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98. Your reply would be relevant if I'd said anything of the sort.

Wed Aug 10, 2016, 10:12 PM

Aug 2016

Alas for you, I didn't. Though I'll note that you responded the same way to another poster making a similar point. Perhaps you might consider setting aside your knee-jerk "He's defending racists!!1" conception of my post, and reread it to see the actual meaning.

Or you can let the snarky sarcasm stand as a lasting testament to a point you, sadly, totally missed.

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Irving’s ‘clock boy’ a victim of ‘incredible hate,’ lawsuit claims [View all] jpak Aug 2016 OP

I guess that is why they hired a personal injury slip & fall attorney snooper2 Aug 2016 #1

Those insulting and threatening both him and his family are obviously in on it... LanternWaste Aug 2016 #4

I never used to hear this young man called "clock boy" before, until now! Judi Lynn Aug 2016 #34

wait what? uhnope Aug 2016 #35

Or maybe because 'Clock Boy' and 'Clock Kid' are good christx30 Aug 2016 #71

Indeed. Something that seems to be kind of ignored in the discussion ck4829 Aug 2016 #60

All that venom, rancor rushing forward have more to do with his color, and nationality. Judi Lynn Aug 2016 #96

This message was self-deleted by its author mark67 Aug 2016 #9

Or maybe the police, lawyers, even the teachers are in on the scam. ck4829 Aug 2016 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author mark67 Aug 2016 #12

The President invited him to the White House because he took the cover off an alarm clock? Akicita Aug 2016 #23

No, it's because he was a Muslim in Texas The2ndWheel Aug 2016 #39

I don't think very many people have read a whole article and know much of the story StrictlyRockers Aug 2016 #82

Maybe its a scam, maybe its not but imo what should happen is before the lawsuit can go any further cstanleytech Aug 2016 #15

"EVEN Bill Maher"? MurrayDelph Aug 2016 #18

Hilarious, isn't it? Judi Lynn Aug 2016 #32

Wait. Bill Maher said something ignorant, bigoted, and Islamophobic? bananakabob Aug 2016 #46

He says "Qatar is boring" ProudToBeBlueInRhody Aug 2016 #2

+1 TipTok Aug 2016 #27

what is the matter with people? renate Aug 2016 #3

Especially someone as brilliant and innovative as this young man philosslayer Aug 2016 #5

Brilliant and innovative? Democat Aug 2016 #6

have to teach those red necks SheriffBob Aug 2016 #7

Someone has to help them awaken to reality. Just dropping the subject won't work. Judi Lynn Aug 2016 #24

They need that money to buy books that give a right wing spin on history and attempt to shovel said ck4829 Aug 2016 #8

What they have to say makes more sense if you're drunk. n/t Judi Lynn Aug 2016 #31

Is that what he said? He hoped to degrade the school system? Judi Lynn Aug 2016 #26

Don't cry, they have liability insurance, and as a state agency they have access to more. nt procon Aug 2016 #83

I used to disassemble radios, clocks, etc as a kid FrodosPet Aug 2016 #21

Did your poor parents want you to take their stuff apart? Judi Lynn Aug 2016 #30

Once I got good enough to put stuff back together better they were OK with it FrodosPet Aug 2016 #33

that sounds rude SheriffBob Aug 2016 #95

In what way is he "brilliant and innovative"? Marengo Aug 2016 #45

I have the same question and posted about it, too. Sand Rat Expat Aug 2016 #75

Nothing against the kid here, but... Sand Rat Expat Aug 2016 #74

"brilliant and innovative "? amuse bouche Aug 2016 #76

Because he and his family are commiting christx30 Aug 2016 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author mark67 Aug 2016 #13

Oh wow, this like blows the conspiracy wide open, so why stop at just his family? ck4829 Aug 2016 #14

Obviously all the way to the White House. Akicita Aug 2016 #50

Where have you learned all this machination material? Judi Lynn Aug 2016 #29

Because it makes sense. christx30 Aug 2016 #48

Excellent post christx30. Akicita Aug 2016 #51

Nail on the head right there. Sand Rat Expat Aug 2016 #77

Hogwash. procon Aug 2016 #86

Thank you so much. So glad you've countered racism with fact. It matters so much. n/t Judi Lynn Aug 2016 #88

Bringing a gun to campus would be a federal crime. christx30 Aug 2016 #92

Off the rails, yeah? procon Aug 2016 #94

+1000 smirkymonkey Aug 2016 #91

It absolutely does seem logical when one considers the motivations behind the actual event. Sand Rat Expat Aug 2016 #78

Right. Life is so hard for caucasians, isn't it? It just makes a racist so defeated at times. Judi Lynn Aug 2016 #89

Your reply would be relevant if I'd said anything of the sort. Sand Rat Expat Aug 2016 #98

Wow, a progressive site defending racist and bigoted Texas schools. bananakabob Aug 2016 #47

I see a progressive site defending teachers who were trying to protect and defend their pupils. Akicita Aug 2016 #52

"Protect and defend". bananakabob Aug 2016 #55

And if it had been a bomb that killed several students would you say the teacher was justified if Akicita Aug 2016 #62

That’s the choice that a school has now: christx30 Aug 2016 #54

Sure. bananakabob Aug 2016 #56

You and I disagree that the kid christx30 Aug 2016 #59

That's an astoundingly convoluted and crazy conspiracy theory you've concocted. procon Aug 2016 #87

It's easy to see you've considered thinking about this. Do you actually believe anyone would agree? Judi Lynn Aug 2016 #90

Yes, and defending the indefensible way he was treated. alarimer Aug 2016 #61

If I recall correctly, you may be correct. However, the way the school/police handled PersonNumber503602 Aug 2016 #72

There's lots of that going around in school administrations everywhere in America. Sand Rat Expat Aug 2016 #80

Good thing we have laws againest hate and liability insurance to cover the procon Aug 2016 #84

Have you ever been on Twitter? oberliner Aug 2016 #20

Death threats DO suck! FrodosPet Aug 2016 #22

That's why only a radical racist a-hole would do it. Judi Lynn Aug 2016 #28

Oh how the tides have turned at DU...... MichMan Aug 2016 #16

that could be true and he could still be an asshole now Skittles Aug 2016 #17

You accuse progressives of "fawning over" little people of other races? Judi Lynn Aug 2016 #25

Because he didnt invent anything? MichMan Aug 2016 #38

Those "teachers" in "Irving" are just another side of this scam ck4829 Aug 2016 #40

It's pretty simple oberliner Aug 2016 #43

So if an inner city student has a toy gun he made himself that looks a lot like a real gun and he Akicita Aug 2016 #57

Or better yet. christx30 Aug 2016 #67

Depends. It depends on the race or ethnic background of the student. If he is a white Christian Akicita Aug 2016 #69

Why on earth would you attempt to portray white racists as persecuted? n/t Judi Lynn Aug 2016 #73

That... really wasn't the point of Akicita's post. At all. Like not even close. NT Sand Rat Expat Aug 2016 #81

Huh? Akicita Aug 2016 #85

Scammer family oberliner Aug 2016 #19

i respect your opinion so could you tell me why you think that's appropriate to say? uhnope Aug 2016 #36

Thanks oberliner Aug 2016 #42

I see. Poor kid. Daddy decided this was to be a goldmine. n/t uhnope Aug 2016 #44

but he has glasses like Urkel 6chars Aug 2016 #53

Scammer town ck4829 Aug 2016 #37

Not a confidence trick oberliner Aug 2016 #41

This is one of those cases where the plantiffs should win Mosby Aug 2016 #49

It would be very politically incorrect for the authorities to act as though this was a scammer Akicita Aug 2016 #63

Wow. Some of the comments on this thread fit in with the many threads on this topic Capt. Obvious Aug 2016 #58

Makes sense. There are a few things both the RW and progressives agree on. Aversion to being scammed Akicita Aug 2016 #65

Both have their share of offensive assholes Capt. Obvious Aug 2016 #68

Me too. Akicita Aug 2016 #70

Fraudulent lawsuits are cool as long as they are against our favorite bogeymen from central casting. Throd Aug 2016 #64

I think that if this event had occurred at the DNC or in the Sandy Hook school instead of in a Akicita Aug 2016 #66

These people are hucksters. They got lucky. Now they're doubling down. immoderate Aug 2016 #79

I fell for the "blatant Islamophobia" narrative at first. Nye Bevan Aug 2016 #93

Do you perceive all people like them as criminals? Obvious scammers? Judi Lynn Aug 2016 #97

"all people like them"? Their scheme was quite unique and ingenious. (nt) Nye Bevan Aug 2016 #99