Gov. Greg Abbott says Irving teen Ahmed Mohamed shouldn’t have been arrested

[TexasTowelie]

Gov. Greg Abbott has weighed in on behalf of Ahmed Mohamed, the 14-year-old Irving student who was arrested after taking a homemade clock to school.

Abbott cautioned that he did not know all the facts but said that police were mistaken to arrest the boy.

“The last thing we want to do is put handcuffs on a kid unjustifiably,” he said. ” Just call this a tragic situation. It looks like the commitment to law enforcement may have gone too far and didn’t balance all the facts.”

Abbott said that police must balance creating a safe environment and protecting civil rights, and that it appears it didn’t happen in the case.

Read more: http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2015/09/texas-gov-greg-abbott-to-hit-dallas-barbecue-joint-during-grassroots-tour.html/

[merrily]

1. Ya think, Gov?

[Fred Sanders]

2. Stating the obvious....when will they state the obvious that PP is being smeared by a failed

propaganda operation coordinated with the GOP exactly so they could get this thin cover for tea party consumption?

[merrily]

3. .

dunno

[Downwinder]

4. Gets you lots of bad press.

[Gothmog]

5. Wow greg is right on something

[ashling]

6. But when he's right,

its for the wrong reasons.