#IStandWithAhmed [OT]

Today, Mohamed’s family announced that they had hired two attorneys to help retrieve the science project from Texas police. However, BuzzFeed reports, police say that they already notified the family that the clock is available for pickup—and has been since last week, when the case against Mohamed was closed.

Even if Ahmed was trolling the school, so what? That school needed to be trolled to reveal some deep problems.

"US Muslim teen accused of clock bomb seeks $15 million....His attorneys are seeking $5 million in damages from the school district and $10 million from the city of Irving and said they will file a civil suit if they do not receive a reply within 60 days."

“After careful consideration of all the generous offers received, we would like to announce that we have accepted a kind offer from Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development (QF) for Ahmed to join the prestigious QF Young Innovators Program, which reflects the organization’s on-going dedication to empowering young people and fostering a culture of innovation and creativity,” the family said in a news release Tuesday//.

Fifteen million dollars?

I don't see any damages to the kid. Just the opposite. His future is a hell of a lot brighter because of what's happened than it ever would have been otherwise.

He met The President. He has scholarship offers. Google's looking at him. None of this would have happened had he not been 86'd out of class.

I'd count my goddamn blessings, if I were him.

"the amount is irrelevant at this point"

"it is not surprising that the court granted Fox and [correspondent Ben] Ferguson’s motion in full and awarded more than $80,000 in fees to Fox and Ferguson…...

...This week, after a length hearing, the court granted both motions. According to a triumphant press release by CSP’s attorneys, the trial court pressed Mohammed’s lawyers for specific false factual statements without result. I’ve seen no transcript, but that would be consistent with the poor quality of the papers. The court has now issued orders granting the motions and invited these defendants to submit affidavits documenting their attorney fees for recovery. I’m going to estimate that those fees from these defendants will total between $200,000 and $300,000."