Dallas TEEN arrested for bringing clock to school
The hashtag #IStandWithAhmed was trending this morning after a young TEEN was arrested for carrying a clock to school.
The 14-year-old, is Ahmed Mohamed, of Arabic descent. He enjoys inventing things for fun and took one such invention to school in Dallas. It was a clock. It has even been reported that he asked a teacher for permission to bring his invention to school. He was, however, led out of his school in handcuffs after his principal and an officer came for him and took him to a room with five officers, where his tablet and invention was taken.
He was later taken to a juvenile detention center where he was searched, despite insisting his invention was a clock. His fingerprints were taken, as well as mug-shots.
Users took to Twitter with the hashtag #IStandWithAhmed to express their outrage at what they believe to be the racial profiling of young Ahmed.