This article is from the source 'independent' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/people-are-sharing-istandwithahmed-for-the-muslim-teen-arrested-for-bringing-a-clock-to-school-10503917.html
The article has changed 5 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 0 | Version 1 |
|---|---|
| I Stand With Ahmed: People are sharing the hashtag #IStandWithAhmed for the Muslim teen arrested for bringing a clock to school | |
| (about 17 hours later) | |
| Texas police have arrested a 14-year-old Muslim boy who built a clock and brought it to school. The stunning display of ignorance and racism by Texas police and the teen’s school teacher has infuriated and saddened many after the news broke. | Texas police have arrested a 14-year-old Muslim boy who built a clock and brought it to school. The stunning display of ignorance and racism by Texas police and the teen’s school teacher has infuriated and saddened many after the news broke. |
| “I have lost my innocence. I can never look at the world in the same way,” the teenager — currently suspended from school — told The Independent. | “I have lost my innocence. I can never look at the world in the same way,” the teenager — currently suspended from school — told The Independent. |
| People used #IStandWithAhmed to point out how blatantly racist the incident was: | People used #IStandWithAhmed to point out how blatantly racist the incident was: |
| #IStandWithAhmed When a white kid builds nuclear fusion reactor it's cool but when a Muslim builds a clock it's not pic.twitter.com/TFwfg1lUf4 | #IStandWithAhmed When a white kid builds nuclear fusion reactor it's cool but when a Muslim builds a clock it's not pic.twitter.com/TFwfg1lUf4 |
| White kids walk in public with weapons, brown kids are arrested for building clocks. #IStandWithAhmed pic.twitter.com/DmgXjEexDF | White kids walk in public with weapons, brown kids are arrested for building clocks. #IStandWithAhmed pic.twitter.com/DmgXjEexDF |
| when I was in high school a white kid made a rocket and TOLD PEOPLE it was a bomb and still wasn't arrested. #IStandWithAhmed | when I was in high school a white kid made a rocket and TOLD PEOPLE it was a bomb and still wasn't arrested. #IStandWithAhmed |
| While some criticised the school system's response and utter stupidity: | While some criticised the school system's response and utter stupidity: |
| Was the bomb squad called? Was the school evacuated? No. They knew this wasn't a real threat, they just wanted to put a kid in his place. | Was the bomb squad called? Was the school evacuated? No. They knew this wasn't a real threat, they just wanted to put a kid in his place. |
| So I see Texas has once again not only shown just how pathetic their education system is they did so with a side of racism. #IStandWithAhmed | So I see Texas has once again not only shown just how pathetic their education system is they did so with a side of racism. #IStandWithAhmed |
| Oh God No! SOMEONE PLACED A GIANT BOMB IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS TOWER! #IStandWithAhmed pic.twitter.com/FJZB4GpZtX | Oh God No! SOMEONE PLACED A GIANT BOMB IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS TOWER! #IStandWithAhmed pic.twitter.com/FJZB4GpZtX |
| And how the incident discourages young people of color not to participate in the technology and engineering: | And how the incident discourages young people of color not to participate in the technology and engineering: |
| "He vowed to never take another invention to school again" Heartbreaking. Perpetuating racism & stifling STEM in one blow. #IStandWithAhmed | "He vowed to never take another invention to school again" Heartbreaking. Perpetuating racism & stifling STEM in one blow. #IStandWithAhmed |
| When a kid who loves robotics builds a clock & wants to show his classmates, we should celebrate him. Not arrest him. #IStandWithAhmed | When a kid who loves robotics builds a clock & wants to show his classmates, we should celebrate him. Not arrest him. #IStandWithAhmed |