[mrgoldenbrown]

Ahmed: police called. handcuffed, questioned for 90 minutes, transported to juvenile jail, all without being able to see parents. plus racist comments.

iamdave: picked up from school by his dad, no police involved.

Not exactly the same situations. Both crappy situations, but Ahmed's treatment was an order of magnitude more inappropriate.

[iamdave]

Well my intent here wasn't really to make a comparison of our situations as much as it was to highlight heavy handed bureaucracy within primary educational systems.