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Shane Pekny

Latest articles by Shane Pekny

I was a white, 14-year-old Midwestern kid. When I built a real bomb, nobody cuffed me.
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In 1993, I was arrested for building a real bomb. But because I was white, the entire system worked to make sure I was given an appropriate punishment and then forgiven. And I really, actually built the bomb!

By Shane Pekny

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