atically ▁profile d ▁based ▁on ▁his ▁faith ▁and ▁eth nic ity ▁both ▁by ▁the ▁Ir ving ▁Police ▁Department ▁and ▁Mac Ar thur ▁High ▁School ". ▁ ▁White ▁House ▁press ▁secretary ▁Josh ▁E arn est ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁incident ▁" is ▁a ▁good ▁illustr ation ▁of ▁how ▁per n icious ▁s tere ot ypes ▁can ▁prevent ▁even ▁good - heart ed ▁people ▁who ▁have ▁dedicated ▁their ▁lives ▁to ▁educ ating ▁young ▁people ▁from ▁doing ▁the ▁good ▁work ▁that ▁they ▁set ▁out ▁to ▁do ", ▁and ▁that ▁Moh amed ▁was ▁invited ▁to ▁the ▁White ▁House ▁South ▁La wn ▁for ▁Astronom y ▁Night ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 9 . ▁ ▁Media ▁ ▁Te ch d irt ▁writer ▁Tim ▁C ushing ▁wrote ▁that ▁the ▁Texas ▁" ho ax ▁bomb " ▁law ▁Moh amed ▁was ▁accused ▁under ▁was ▁too ▁lo os ely ▁word ed , ▁as ▁a ▁mere ▁reaction ▁by ▁a ▁public ▁safety ▁official ▁was ▁enough ▁to ▁fall ▁under ▁it ▁( reg ard less ▁of ▁whether ▁someone ▁had ▁intention ally ▁meant ▁to ▁cause ▁such ▁a ▁reaction ), ▁and ▁that ▁it ▁could ▁theoret ically ▁apply ▁to ▁other ▁legit imate ▁devices ▁( such ▁as ▁ph ones ▁and ▁road ▁fl ares ) ▁because ▁they ▁can ▁" c ause ▁alarm ▁or ▁reaction ▁of ▁any ▁type " ▁from ▁a ▁public ▁safety ▁officer . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁he ▁wrote ▁that ▁the ▁school ▁itself ▁may ▁have ▁also ▁viol ated ▁the ▁same ▁law , ▁as ▁they ▁presented ▁the ▁clock ▁to ▁police ▁as ▁potentially ▁being ▁an ▁explos ive ▁device . ▁ ▁Rose ▁H ack man