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    USA TODAY‏Verified account @USATODAY 16 Sep 2015

    High schooler detained by police after a teacher mistook his invention for a bomb: http://usat.ly/1F2wj9y  (via WFAA)pic.twitter.com/uKYgCwCCjn

    10:20 AM - 16 Sep 2015
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      1. Juli Crestani‏ @jcrestani 16 Sep 2015
        Replying to @USATODAY

        @USATODAY The real problem in US is the discrimination,the racism and extremism. He is not a criminal. He is a genius boy #IStandWithAhmed

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      1. The Jezzy‏ @tarpeachy 16 Sep 2015
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        @USATODAY 'mistook'???? All adults in this horrible situation were well aware and informed that it was a CLOCK! No mistake, racism.

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      1. JJ‏ @littleWillage 16 Sep 2015
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        @USATODAY see something, say something is key to saving lives. if Islam wasn't sinister none of this would have happened. #CAIRisCorrupt

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      1. #FRED ali‏ @kzamanali 16 Sep 2015
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        @USATODAY DEPRAVITY KNOWS NO LIMIT.INVASION OF LEGAL RIGHT;FALSE IMPRISONMENT,DEPRIVATION,ASSAULT SUIT AGAINST SCHOOL, TEACHER & POLICE LOOM

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      1. Tariq Sohail‏ @TSM_Humanist 16 Sep 2015
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        Tariq Sohail Retweeted President Obama

        @USATODAY Response of @POTUShttps://twitter.com/potus/status/644193755814342656 …

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        President ObamaVerified account @POTUS44
        Cool clock, Ahmed. Want to bring it to the White House? We should inspire more kids like you to like science. It's what makes America great.
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      1. Random Spewforth‏ @RandomSpewforth 16 Sep 2015
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        @USATODAY he can parlay this into free tuition in college I think.

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      1. Dino Tinajero‏ @DRTINAJERO 16 Sep 2015
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        @USATODAY congratulations a child brings you a produced of his hope of being a engineer and you have him arrested. Great outlook for him.

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      2. Air in Gear‏ @eringhere 16 Sep 2015
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        @USATODAY Engineering teacher knew it wasn't bomb; English teacher thought it was. Why not go back to teacher who WOULD ACTUALLY KNOW first?

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      3. Air in Gear‏ @eringhere 16 Sep 2015
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        @USATODAY School/cops ASSUMED based on teacher who didn't know what he/she was looking at. If they asked someone who did, problem resolved.

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      4. Air in Gear‏ @eringhere 16 Sep 2015
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        @USATODAY And, based on acct of interview, assumed in part bc of his skin color/religion. Is it even legal to interrogate a kid w/o parents?

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