Possession of a hoax bomb is a crime in most places, assuming Texas as well (probably a capital offense there). The arrest and investigation was probably to figure out if the kid was trying to get a day off of school, freak people out or whatever. If he had accidentally caused an evacuation or panic, he might have been guilty of that crime whether he intended to or not. It might not look like a bomb to some of the "experts" here, but it doesn't look like a clock either. I feel bad for the kid, but I don't think anyone did anything wrong here. I think you probably want to discourage ticking suitcases.
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