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From the Independent:
The family of Ahmed Mohamed, the Texan schoolboy who was arrested after taking a homemade clock to school, has demanded $15m in compensation and written apologies from the local mayor and police chief.
In letters sent on Monday, the lawyers said if the City of Irving and Irving School District did not agree to the apologies and compensation, they would file a civil action.
"Ahmed never threatened anyone, never caused harm to anyone, and never intended to. The only one who was hurt that day was Ahmed, and the damages he suffered were not because of oversight or incompetence," said the letter to the city authorities.
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Ahmed The Clock Kid Suing School and Police For $15,000,000.00
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(Score: 2, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 25 2015, @12:41AM
> Bigotry should carry a hefty price.
Not so fast. In america everybody is free to be a bigot. We are also all free to call out bigots for what they are.
BUT application of bigotry under the color of authority, that should carry a heavy price.
(Score: 1) by khallow on Wednesday November 25 2015, @05:02PM
BUT application of bigotry under the color of authority, that should carry a heavy price.
I agree here. Application of bigotry is an action or behavior you can observe. It can, as in the present case, be illegal without us having to figure out whether it actually due to bigotry or not. I don't think the current hubbub is $15 million worth of harm, but I can see two orders of magnitude less as a valid reward.