Media internasional maupun nasional ramai memberitakan seorang siswa berumur 14 tahun, Ahmed Mohamed yang ditahan pihak kepolisian gara-gara salah presepsi dari seorang pegawai sekolah MacArthur High School, Irving, Texas, Amerika Serikat, yang dianggapnya membuat bom. Padahal hanya berupa jam rancangannya sendiri.
Ini Percakapan Lengkap Ketika Ahmed Pembuat Jam Bom Ditahan Polisi. Pasca kejadian ini, Ahmed mendapat reaksi mulai dari Presiden Obama, Mark Zuckerber, Bos Twitter, Google dan lainnya. Serta membuat #IstandWithAhmed dan #Ahmed menjadi trending topik dunia.
Berikut adalah percakapan lengkap didapat dari forum luar negeri. yang intinya polisi datang menahan Ahmed dikarenakan seorang petugas di sekolah melaporkannya karena disangka membawa rakitan bom,
Ahmed: Hey guys, I made a clock!
Administration: Holy ****, he has a bomb!
Ahmed: No, no, it’s just a clock. Holds up Clock
Administration: He’s threatening us with the bomb! Look out, it’s going to explode!
Ahmed: No really, it’s a clock. It just tells time.
Random Teacher: I’m calling the Police! Hello, Police? This kid has a bomb!
Ahmed (Heard Faintly in the Background): Clock! I have a clock!
Police: We’ll be right there!
A Few Minutes Later
Police: What’s all this then?
Ahmed / Administration: I made a clock / He made a bomb!
Police: You made a bomb?
Ahmed / Administration: No! / Yes!
Ahmed: I made a clock! It’s just a clock! Holds up clock See? It’s a clock!
Police: Look out! He has a bomb!
Berikut tanggapan dari Presiden Obama, Zuckerberg, Twitter, dan Google seolah-olah ingin menghapus kesalahan besar yang dilakukan warganya.
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.
— President Obama (@POTUS) September 16, 2015
Hey Ahmed- we’re saving a seat for you at this weekend’s Google Science Fair…want to come? Bring your clock! #IStandwithAhmed — Google Science Fair (@googlescifair) September 16, 2015
Hi @IStandWithAhmed, we 💙 building things at @twitter too. Would you consider interning with us? We’d love it — DM us! #IStandWithAhmed — Twitter (@twitter) September 16, 2015
You’ve probably seen the story about Ahmed, the 14 year old student in Texas who built a clock and was arrested when he…
Posted by Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday, September 16, 2015
Tahukah bidhuaners mengapa Ahmed sebenarnya ditahan? tweeps berikut ini bisa menjelaskan munculnya presepsi yang salah dari sebagian warga Amerika
Look at Ahmed’s clock Be honest what comes to your mind pic.twitter.com/Typ3jkfWxd — الرائعة بدس (@DrSerrano_I) September 17, 2015
A smart Muslim boy gets arrested for making a clock whilst 2 white kids holding guns are considered as cute. #Ahmed pic.twitter.com/SuJmVitCiZ — ♔ JHEEEZZZEEE ♔ (@__haashim) September 17, 2015
Ketika melihat seorang anak muslim membawa jam menyerupai bom maka akan ditahan, tetapi jika anak berkulit putih membawa senjata maka dikatakannya lucu dan wajar. Bukan hanya itu, Netizen pun mulai mengecam tindakan pemerintah Amerika seperti tweeps di bawah ini.
Here’s my Clock ^_^ Mr Obama Please Give me a Visa of America, I’ll be very thankful to you ^_^ #IStandWithAhmed pic.twitter.com/7qNYMHBnGk
— سالگرہ آ رہی ہے (@Zamil_Zee) September 17, 2015
Someone brought a clock into the office. We all freaked out! #IStandWithAhmed #officehumor pic.twitter.com/TkCfgVdGrl
— Laser Red (@LaserRedWeb) September 17, 2015
