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Ahmed The Clock Kid Suing School and Police For $15,000,000.00

posted by cmn32480 on Tuesday November 24 2015, @11:17PM   Printer-friendly
from the quit-yer-whining dept.
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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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 25 2015, @07:15AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 25 2015, @07:15AM (#267914)
    Yeah, so maybe his father is what we would call on the Internet a troll. But then, he has successfully trolled the government and the people of the United States time and time again. He knows just what buttons to push to make the US dance to his tune. If you keep on falling for a troll in the same way on the Internet, you'll likely be the butt of derision rather than sympathy. Why is this any different?

  • (Score: 2) by JeanCroix on Wednesday November 25 2015, @01:22PM

    by JeanCroix (573) on Wednesday November 25 2015, @01:22PM (#267976)
    Because when one falls for trollbait on the internet, one generally doesn't get sued for $15M.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 25 2015, @02:26PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 25 2015, @02:26PM (#267997)

      Thats because one usually does not get trolled successfully enough to cause one to violate someone elses rights.

      Comparing this to internet trolling is like comparing an earthquake to a table with a shaky leg.