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Good. Not sure it's a $15 million offense, but it's definitely meritworthy, closeupready Nov 2015 #1
Grifters. TwilightGardener Nov 2015 #2
The kid got VIP treatment in the WH, then bolts to Quatar with family, now he's suing. thereismore Nov 2015 #3
Your implication seems irrelevant... at best. LanternWaste Nov 2015 #10
You are right. He should sue them. nt thereismore Nov 2015 #50
He also never built a clock. 840high Nov 2015 #4
Hell, for that crime maybe he should be arrested for impersonating a clock. randys1 Nov 2015 #26
IMO - asking for $15 million is cheeky. 840high Nov 2015 #42
Of course it is cheeky to you. Not surprised one bit. randys1 Nov 2015 #43
Hate surprises - good for u. 840high Nov 2015 #60
Agreed. nt thereismore Nov 2015 #51
You always sue for more than you think you can get. cannabis_flower Nov 2015 #73
The point is... William Seger Nov 2015 #103
Ridiculous, so you think the kid was trying to make it look like a bomb randys1 Nov 2015 #105
What I said was... William Seger Nov 2015 #109
Jesus, the reason is he was doing a project. had nothing to do with a bomb until some randys1 Nov 2015 #110
Let me say this again William Seger Nov 2015 #117
A project for what? The2ndWheel Nov 2015 #122
It was all a plan to scare white people into overreacting so he could sue, America randys1 Nov 2015 #123
So whatever it was, it wasn't a project The2ndWheel Nov 2015 #125
EAsy to scare some white folks, I guess randys1 Nov 2015 #126
What was the project? 840high Nov 2015 #127
To scare white people. IT comes down to either he meant it to look like a bomb or he randys1 Nov 2015 #128
I don't care if he's brown, white, green - he lost me. 840high Nov 2015 #131
Uh huh. You betcha LOL I told you the project, randys1 Nov 2015 #132
I had a LOT of sympathy for him... William Seger Nov 2015 #136
THe kid wasnt trying to make them think he had a bomb. But I can see why randys1 Nov 2015 #137
He wasn't trying to make them think he had a bomb The2ndWheel Nov 2015 #142
The way the police PatSeg Nov 2015 #5
NOt at all. They wont get anywhere near that amount, but a successful suit is the ONLY randys1 Nov 2015 #27
What's his race? Quantess Nov 2015 #93
It'll be settled before it goes to court for an undisclosed amount — which will be a lot less brush Nov 2015 #37
Except the community will pay this hurting many others nt riderinthestorm Nov 2015 #39
They have a reserve insurance fund for law suits brush Nov 2015 #45
No they shouldn't get away scot free riderinthestorm Nov 2015 #49
You know how it works. They ask for a lot and settle for an undisclosed amount — much less . . . brush Nov 2015 #52
$15 million looks bad and will turn off a lot of supporters riderinthestorm Nov 2015 #55
The community that voted in a racist Teabagger mayor who squawks about tblue37 Nov 2015 #54
Ok riderinthestorm Nov 2015 #57
Good point PatSeg Nov 2015 #64
you always put a pie in the sky number treestar Nov 2015 #90
Ridiculous. Owl Nov 2015 #6
It sure was, treating that kid that way because he isnt white, very ridiculous randys1 Nov 2015 #28
If he had showed up at the 840high Nov 2015 #44
the $15 million is to make the squeel. Javaman Nov 2015 #7
The cops wont be paying that money leftynyc Nov 2015 #19
and perhaps after this, the moron people of that area will vote out Javaman Nov 2015 #21
I'm with you Javaman vkkv Nov 2015 #25
Wow - haven't been called leftynyc Nov 2015 #85
Yup, hit em in the pocket book. dinkytron Nov 2015 #89
Oh my god what a ridiculous and slanderous thing to say. randys1 Nov 2015 #29
I don't care that you're pissed leftynyc Nov 2015 #83
I dont think they can sue the cops personally, and even if they could it would NOT randys1 Nov 2015 #104
They're not even suing leftynyc Nov 2015 #107
Ransom? Man, you really are completely out of it here. I cant say more randys1 Nov 2015 #108
Let's see leftynyc Nov 2015 #116
I'm in agreement with you, christx30 Nov 2015 #120
I think they both work leftynyc Nov 2015 #124
Here's another opportunity for you leftynyc Nov 2015 #91
I'm with you. 840high Nov 2015 #129
Suing for the Big Bucks... vkkv Nov 2015 #33
Exactly! The kid was treated wrongly, but I think this family smirkymonkey Nov 2015 #34
Yes they have. 840high Nov 2015 #46
Grifters? So you think no one should have to pay for the racist way the boy was treated? brush Nov 2015 #38
I don't think the TAXPAYERS leftynyc Nov 2015 #84
EXACTLY!! I'm sure he won't get anything near 15 million - but he certainly deserves a settlement Douglas Carpenter Nov 2015 #20
+1 to your whole post - all of it. closeupready Nov 2015 #23
yes, it is shocking to hear it from Republican but when people who think are liberals are pushing Douglas Carpenter Nov 2015 #65
Consider Robert Byrd or George Wallace. closeupready Nov 2015 #101
Hurt who? Erich Bloodaxe BSN Nov 2015 #30
+1 nt riderinthestorm Nov 2015 #40
please read my reply.... Javaman Nov 2015 #96
Good luck with that. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Nov 2015 #118
better than not trying. Javaman Nov 2015 #119
I reject the false dilemma of 'not trying' being the only alternative to collective punishment Erich Bloodaxe BSN Nov 2015 #121
LOL Javaman Nov 2015 #133
Clearly this was a case of the police and the school being Blue_Tires Nov 2015 #8
Next time they want to save face, go to a plastic surgeon. It's cheaper. nt Xipe Totec Nov 2015 #9
Either that or just swallow your fucking pride and admit it was Blue_Tires Nov 2015 #13
Try to plug something like that christx30 Nov 2015 #11
That didn't sound bitter at all. nt Xipe Totec Nov 2015 #15
At a time when Texas is closing schools because christx30 Nov 2015 #141
Um.. The White House has Blue_Tires Nov 2015 #16
Also, kentauros Nov 2015 #53
The clock wasn't a project, and he wasn't asked to bring it to school. TexasMommaWithAHat Nov 2015 #63
Nonetheless, kentauros Nov 2015 #67
My point was that the teacher recognized that it might be deemed suspicious TexasMommaWithAHat Nov 2015 #68
I'm just saying I'm old enough to remember Blue_Tires Nov 2015 #72
Good point kentauros Nov 2015 #81
Maybe that was before a hundred crime shows TexasMommaWithAHat Nov 2015 #95
Might be mistaken for a bomb by mouth breathing right wing idiots with zero education. nt Xipe Totec Nov 2015 #143
Most people have only seen bombs on tv TexasMommaWithAHat Nov 2015 #144
huh? getagrip_already Nov 2015 #12
I'll agree $15m is high Blue_Tires Nov 2015 #17
I doubt this ever goes to trial but the video of him laughing and admitting PoliticAverse Nov 2015 #14
And he just lost me as a supporter leftynyc Nov 2015 #18
No, the police and school district were WAY out of line and vkkv Nov 2015 #24
And now the taxpayers leftynyc Nov 2015 #86
The tax payers always foot the bill jamzrockz Nov 2015 #113
I know leftynyc Nov 2015 #115
He and his family lost me, too. I'm 840high Nov 2015 #48
Really? Politicalboi Nov 2015 #56
Seriously? Do a project that just MIGHT catch the attention of police and other vkkv Nov 2015 #66
I have an opinion. You have an opinion. 840high Nov 2015 #71
The Westboro Baptist "church" has christx30 Nov 2015 #75
It wasn't a project The2ndWheel Nov 2015 #94
I hadn't thought of that leftynyc Nov 2015 #87
That right there proves he's a real American. Blue_In_AK Nov 2015 #22
The only way they will stop is if *everyone* sues the crap out of them Sunlei Nov 2015 #31
The justice system will sort this out. katsy Nov 2015 #32
Now she deserves 15M. The boy and his family will settled out of court for a lot less brush Nov 2015 #41
Agree katsy Nov 2015 #58
The people who were damaged the most were his sisters. They had to move to Quatar. StevieM Nov 2015 #35
So true. SunSeeker Nov 2015 #36
An excellent point that will be missed by most here ProudToBeBlueInRhody Nov 2015 #74
But I don't blame the taxpayers leftynyc Nov 2015 #88
He needs the money to go to bomb making school in Qatar hollowdweller Nov 2015 #47
He doesn't have to go that far Politicalboi Nov 2015 #59
Sure that is what the admins and some of the townspeople believe too Person 2713 Nov 2015 #70
No, not worth $15 million or even $1 million. Maybe $150,000 or so. nt cstanleytech Nov 2015 #61
I'm Going For "Enough For College" ProfessorGAC Nov 2015 #135
Which is why I said $150,000 or so, that should knock off a huge chunk for the kid. nt cstanleytech Nov 2015 #138
Bear in mind that after taxes they would end up with a mere $9 million or so. (nt) Nye Bevan Nov 2015 #62
This message was self-deleted by its author closeupready Nov 2015 #77
Worth it so they get a reign on school admins & cops judging criminal potential based on race or Person 2713 Nov 2015 #69
I'm pretty sure Texas NEEDS that money for education. Galraedia Nov 2015 #76
This was the plan all along Aria36 Nov 2015 #78
First post. A freeper sneaking in? Liberal_in_LA Nov 2015 #79
You got me Aria36 Nov 2015 #80
The family appears to be professional shit-stirrers and attention-seekers. TwilightGardener Nov 2015 #102
Maybe there's a reality show in the making... Aria36 Nov 2015 #106
Dead Homeless Man Gets $5 Million Democat Nov 2015 #82
What is his race, again? Muslim? Quantess Nov 2015 #92
Years ago greymattermom Nov 2015 #111
The lawsuit lottery.....part of the new American way. ileus Nov 2015 #97
I wish this would happen more often, esp victims of police suing for damage. librechik Nov 2015 #98
Good, bankrupt them. nt bemildred Nov 2015 #99
Them are the taxpayer Democat Nov 2015 #112
They are the city government, and they are the tax-spenders, not the tax-payers. nt bemildred Nov 2015 #114
"Worth $15 million?" mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2015 #100
...+1 840high Nov 2015 #130
And apologies are free - yet, he needs to file a lawsuit to get one? closeupready Nov 2015 #134
Just because they moved back to Qatar does not give the police or school a cstanleytech Nov 2015 #139
The little shyster can go to Qatar and never come back... Dawson Leery Nov 2015 #140
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