Richard Seymour: Then on January 21, the head of the school decided to press charges against the little boy and his father. The boy was reported to police for “glorification of terrorism,” and the father for “trespassing” when he accompanied the boy to the school. Both father and son were forced to report to the police station in Nice to answer these charges. This follows a series of arrests and the recent suspension of a teacher who was also referred to judicial investigation for resisting the “moment’s silence” for Charlie Hebdo. The school rector held a rally for “republican” values after noting the “unacceptable” failure of some teachers to comply with the moment’s silence, and launched an immediate investigation. Ahmed now has a lawyer, who said: “We are facing a collective hysteria. My client is eight years old! He does not realize the scope of his words. It’s insane.” More here.