Original sentence: News commentator Bill Maher said Ahmed deserves an apology but his clock "looks exactly like a fucking bomb", and also suggested that some Muslim adult should say to Mohamed that "maybe one of the reasons why it happened to you is that in our religion we're responsible for 9/11, the Madrid bombing, the London bombing, the Bali discotheque bombings, the Kenya mall...."  He furthered, "It's not the color of his skin.Techdirt writer Tim Cushing wrote that the Texas "hoax bomb" law Mohamed was accused under was too loosely worded, as a mere reaction by a public safety official was enough to fall under it (regardless of whether he had intentionally meant to do so), and that it could theoretically apply to other legitimate devices (such as phones and road flares) because they can "cause alarm or reaction of any type" from a public safety officer
Edited sentence: </ref>  He furthered, "It's not the color of his skin.MacArthur Student Will Not Face Charges Related To Device (Archive) - Irving Police Department.News commentator Bill Maher said Ahmed deserves an apology but his clock "looks exactly like a fucking bomb", and also suggested that some Muslim adult should say to Mohamed that "maybe one of the reasons why it happened to you is that in our religion we're responsible for 9/11, the Madrid bombing, the London bombing, the Bali discotheque bombings, the Kenya mall...."<ref>Feldman, Josh, "Maher Battles Guests on Ahmed Mohamed: Be Cautions When Young Muslims Are 'Blowing Sh*t Up'", "Mediaite.Techdirt'' writer Tim Cushing wrote that the Texas "hoax bomb" law Mohamed was accused under was too loosely worded, as a mere reaction by a public safety official was enough to fall under it (regardless of whether he had intentionally meant to do so), and that it could theoretically apply to other legitimate devices (such as phones and road flares) because they can "cause alarm or reaction of any type" from a public safety officer