1) A little context on Irving, Tx.: when my family moved there in 1982, it was the least integrated city in the entire Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex (which covers more than 20 cities and most of 4 counties). Part of the reason was the high visibility of the local white supremacists. Shortly after my dad opened his medical practice, there was a Klan rally on the corner. Not the kind that requires a police presence to keep them separated from counter demonstrators, just a bunch of guys on the corner freely spewing hate while dressed in white mumus.
Now, Irving is amazingly diversified: besides the Hispanics you'd expect, there are a huge number of Koreans, Vietnamese, and Indians (just to name a few). I'm talking enough that there are areas in which most businesses have their signs in BIG Korean letters, and tiny (if any) English ones. Indian restaurants are all over the place, and there are several LARGE Indian groceries...and one movie theater.
Even so, Irving's dark white past hasn't been fully overcome. The Mayor is notably anti-Muslim, and the police force- as noted- still has issues.
2) I don't have a problem with the kid getting reported. As a non-engineer who has been in all kinds of DIY workshops, I couldn't easily distinguish between homemade clocks, VCRs, radios, etc.- even having seen them in person.
Everything after that? Stinky as a bag of catfish forgotten in the trunk of a car in a Texas summer.
A simple demo of the device would have made it clear what it was. Parents should have been involved.
I'm predicting this kid's future will be partly secured by proceeds from a big lawsuit or settlement.
3) IMHO, this guy needs to get involved in this media circus:
YEAH,
BOYEEEEE!