chrisp65 Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Quote “The basis for Ms. West’s (his teacher) actions is unclear. She certainly did not treat the clock as though it were dangerous. Ms. West initially placed the clock on her desk,” .... Ahmed was escorted out of class and taken to a room where five Irving Police Department officers, the principal and assistant principal performed an “interrogation,” attorneys said. He was not permitted to contact his parents and was “pressured to sign a written statement admitting that he intended to bring a ‘hoax bomb’ to school.” The letter states that the principal threatened that he would be expelled if he did not sign the confession. Washington Post To be fair, if he asked me to take that clock on holiday to Egypt with me, I'd be reticent. I have no idea if $15 million dollars is close to the going rate in USA legal terms. Don't people sue for billions because someone's dog looked at them funny, or the coffee was hot or their lard burger had fat in it? That's my mental picture of america. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 I wish I could be racially profiled and treated unfairly if it meant I could have 15 million dollars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapal_fan Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Shut up you weirdo skeleton, tunic wearing div. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted November 24, 2015 Moderator Share Posted November 24, 2015 If what his attorneys are saying there about how he was treated is true then I hope he gets every penny. The system can not treat people like that. Much less innocent people and much less kids. What a f**ked up world. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 1 minute ago, lapal_fan said: Shut up you weirdo skeleton, tunic wearing div. That'll be 15 million US dollars please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapal_fan Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 1 minute ago, Wainy316 said: That'll be 15 million US dollars please. cash or bank transfer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCDAN Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 22 minutes ago, BOF said: If what his attorneys are saying there about how he was treated is true then I hope he gets every penny. The system can not treat people like that. Much less innocent people and much less kids. What a f**ked up world. totally agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumerican Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 The line in The Sidewinder Sleeps by REM where they sing "Call me when you try to wake her up" There are too many words crammed in I have been singing "Coming in Jamaica" instead for years ! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted November 24, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted November 24, 2015 I had no idea those were the real words. I've been singing the "Jamaica" version too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 3 hours ago, Stevo985 said: That kid who took a homemade clock to school and got arrested coz it looked like a bomb is suing the school for $15m It wasn't a homemade clock, though, was it? Hasn't there been a suggestion or two that it was the actual innards of a 1980s clock taken out of the original casing and stuck in a box? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted November 24, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted November 24, 2015 I had no idea those were the real words. I've been singing the "Jamaica" version too. Same here. I thought it was "Call me Jamaica". We should have a dedicated mondegreen thread. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC_Hitz Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Excuse me while I kiss this guy. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenm Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 'Slowwww running horses' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dAVe80 Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 "Gordon Brown, texture like fun. Lay me down, in my new chinos." 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenm Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 I try to get in a taxi, men in tracksuits attract me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC_Hitz Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 I wear goggles when you're not here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted November 24, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted November 24, 2015 "Sue Lawley, Sue Lawley, Sue Lawleeeeeeeeey". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 "If you like a lot of chocolate on your biscuit China club" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC_Hitz Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 "There's a bathroom on the right" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted November 24, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted November 24, 2015 "If you like a lot of chocolate on your biscuit China club" The popular version of that when I was at school was "If you like a lot of lipstick on your dipstick, join our club". But wrong thread and all that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts