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randys1

(16,286 posts)
132. Uh huh. You betcha LOL I told you the project,
Tue Nov 24, 2015, 03:18 PM
Nov 2015

either it was to look like a bomb or it wasnt.

You believe it was

You DESPERATELY and you are not alone want this kid to be guilty of something and hate the idea that he might get this money

i know that

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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