Racial Profiling or Authorities Doing Their Job?
The arrest of a 14-year-old Muslim student at MacArthur High School in Irving, Texas sparked a controversy long debated within the United States. Racial profiling. Little did Ahmed Mohamed know that bringing the clock he made from a pencil-case to school would end with him being arrested for the hoax bomb law.
In an interview with Chris Hayes of MSNBC, Ahmed tells the story of how he was interrogated on school property for over an hour where he told the authorities, “It's a clock.” He was asked why he brought a clock to school. “I brought it to school to show my teachers, to impress them.” Ahmed said.
Just Doing Their Job?
When the clock started beeping in English class, the teacher took
The arrest of a 14-year-old Muslim student at MacArthur High School in Irving, Texas sparked a controversy long debated within the United States. Racial profiling. Little did Ahmed Mohamed know that bringing the clock he made from a pencil-case to school would end with him being arrested for the hoax bomb law.
In an interview with Chris Hayes of MSNBC, Ahmed tells the story of how he was interrogated on school property for over an hour where he told the authorities, “It's a clock.” He was asked why he brought a clock to school. “I brought it to school to show my teachers, to impress them.” Ahmed said.
Just Doing Their Job?
When the clock started beeping in English class, the teacher took