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arguewithatree · 3383 days ago · link · · parent · post: I feel like by focusing so much on Ahmed Mohamed as an individual, we're distracting ourselves from the real problem at hand.
I agree with you. I've seen a lot of commentary about how patting Ahmed on the back and sending him goodies doesn't actually address the fact that they saw fit to call in 5 cops and handcuff a 14 year old. That doesn't stop them from doing it again. I've seen Ahmed's story put side by side with another kid who built a nuclear fusion reactor. The reaction by people claiming that the police did nothing wrong because "muslims r terrorists it's just the fax guise they had the right to be suspicious" is fucking disgusting.