Woman files $20 million civil rights lawsuit over ordeal that started with missing AirPods

A woman is suing her hometown, Naperville, Ill., for $20 million over an ordeal that started with missing AirPods. Amara Harris was ticketed a few years ago in high school by a school resource officer for allegedly stealing AirPods. Adrienne Broaddus reports on Harris' years-long legal battle over what she calls civil rights discrimination.
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#CivilRights #Lawsuit #AirPods

[@chiemekaa]

50+ court appearances?! What a waste of time and resources! And who is this so called eyewitness?

[@nadeawilliams7749]

Waste of time and resources!!

[@Dollieglitz007]

That’s the court’s issue. Trying to waste time thinking it will go away on its own and the plaintiff will give in paying bogus tickets.

[@imhereforitall9218]

@@Dollieglitz007 I have seen that movie before. Why this was not thrown out is so pathetic.

[@hymanbjorn6768]

@@imhereforitall9218 How is theft of someone else's property pathetic??

[@jumpy2783]

They didn't steal it​, @@hymanbjorn6768.

[@kennethwilliams7697]

Why do you need 50 hearings over a pair of AirPods? For real criminals don't have 50 hearings. She stood her ground and won her case and now i hope she wins a sizeable settlement!

[@nyankanakitty]

I agree, something doesn't add up in this story. All that efforts framing her over a pair of airpods, that doesn't sound right

[@uramirez28]

@@nyankanakitty Same. I smell personal favor. I smell cop/school/student relationship.

[@steloneil6699]

Fellow Isrealite sister here. Thank you brother for defending this sister. Shalom❤⚘️.

[@vishw6956]

first of all she had her friends air pods isn't it ? Not willing to pay $100 fine but want to encash $20 million along with lawyer. Oh yeah the regular tax payers are READILY WILLING TO give such folks $20 Million from their pockets isn't it? since $100 >>>>>> 20 million 👏👏👏

[@LisaSoulLevelHealing]

They calculate damages, sometimes its to make a ppint. ​@Jenkmode89

[@atsylor5549]

I wonder how much money the city has spent on this $100 ticket that got thrown out so far 😂

[@CrazyPirateUnion]

You mean us taxpayers

[@supportmytroups7]

The taxpayers are going to be pretty mad at the city meetings 😂

[@ericdwhitmorec]

50 hearings and a trial with no evidence...and they still tried to make her a criminal, and hoped that she would just get tired and give in... that's crazy. The Lawsuit is definitely warranted. 4 Years!! They tried to frame her for 4 years, she had to go through all of college with this mess!!

[@LikeSpee]

Smdh

[@Critikal4k]

They didn't think she would bring the smoke or had the funds to battle the city over airpod theft. Yeah, im glad this is being brought to light.

[@missalphaomegagod-2u]

Exactly! Now they need to pay for health, time wasted and entire college tuition and retirement!

[@vishw6956]

first of all she had her friends air pods isn't it ? Not willing to pay $100 fine but want to encash $20 million along with lawyer. Oh yeah the regular tax payers are READILY WILLING TO give such folks $20 Million from their pockets isn't it? since $100 >>>>>> 20 million 👏

[@Critikal4k]

@vishw6956 are you mad at this young lady for protecting her rights and sued the city after the city for trying to tarnish her name. I'm a taxpayer too, and let me tell you, i would rather she get the money than some foreign rich oligarchs who would spit on my lineage.

[@MrBaskins2010]

why are we giving tickets to high school students?

[@newtiger007]

That’s what I really want answered.

[@idowhatiwant_hiphopbeef]

I was about to say the same thing. Since when??!!

[@lburg3780]

Yes!!!!!

[@scoobyzaza]

fr fr

[@richardchildress9031]

because its a business

[@LILDroidDEX]

Never surrender to a corrupt system when you know you're innocent.

[@redflame300]

Heh...

[@BeBlessed70]

This situation was handled poorly from the beginning. Harris had 50+ court appearances over the last four years before proving her innocence. The officer had no direct evidence but still issued a $100 ticket. I hope Harris receives a hefty settlement and more school districts take note.

[@octurner3358]

And still went on to get her college degree!

[@lotusgrl444]

theres a lot of $$ in Naperville

[@mikesteele05]

Ticketing students for theft? I’ve never heard of this. If there’s theft, go to small claims and have a judge determine the damages. A school resource officer isn’t a judge. This isn’t like a traffic or parking violation where an officer can use objective measures as the basis for ticketing. A $100 fine because an officer thinks a student stole something is arbitrary.

[@jusletursoulglobaby]

sounds like it's a misdemeanor ticket... kind of like the alleged ones you get it caught with weed crumbs

[@afroabroad]

I mean there’s detention or in school suspension too.

[@TheTishy44]

Most you guys in the comments are missing the point. She’s fighting this because, it was an honest mistake and the jury believed her, but the point she is trying to prove, is of being accused of something and being called a thief, when she wasn’t. She should just get court costs and time spent doing this and an apology. I think the 20 million is just a “hey I’m serious”. She knows she won’t get the 20 million, it’s just a wake up call for this crap to stop happening.

[@meansnowflake]

It also seems like they are still trying to force her to pay a $100 ticket, even after the jury acquitted her. The only way to force changes in the law is to hit them where it hurts. Since we can't sue cops, we sue cities/counties, etc. who hire the cops. I hope this young lady wins her case and gets the changes she needs. I 🙏 she heals and becomes a mirror of her happy, bubbly self.

[@Paula-ps1vi]

💯 Exactly the dollar amount is often just to get people to look up and pay attention.

[@kasa9884]

@TheTishy44 Thank you for stating the correct comprehension of this story!!

[@somnuswaltz5586]

Well she does not DESERVE the 20 million to begin with, so yeah .

[@meansnowflake]

@@somnuswaltz5586 You sound a little jealous she might get some money. Do you DESERVE $20 million?

[@mybrassmonkey]

This is possibly the biggest waste of public resources I can imagine.

[@TammyJones-v5e]

Amen

[@HighlyFavor3dWon]

Great job, glad she didn't give up!

[@DopeBoysofAtlanta]

Once you open the AirPods and they say the real owners name, she knew they wasn’t hers.. and she changed the name of the AirPods as well. Why are you congratulating her actions??

[@annoyingnope827]

Lmfaoaoaoa I love how u js made this up.

[@jillmarshall4718]

This young Woman, Didn't back down. 50 court appearances, She did right not to pay, Became she did nothing wrong. I hope and Pray she wins her settlement.

[@FalconsGirl1]

A very educated strong black woman

[@keunnataylor1940]

She won't

[@jillmarshall4718]

@@keunnataylor1940 THATS YOUR OWN OPINION, I BELIEVE SHE GOT A CHANCE TO WIN, SO I HOPE SHE WINS!

[@imhereforitall9218]

@@jillmarshall4718 She is going to win twice. As you know Civil Court has a much lower threshhold and the only remedy in the US courts is money. They are suing for malicious prosecution which is the easier route to take. They are staying away from anything discrimination which is rather smart. The DA has a lot of power and they are going to have to explain why they chose to drag this out instead of dropping it. They will not be able to. They need to start cutting the check. See, that is what happens when you stereotype an entire group of people. They picked on what is considered a sympathetic victim. Basically the barked up the wrong tree. Run her her money.

[@LetsTalkAboutPrepping]

But wait, she took someones air pods that weren't hers, and only gave them back once caught. They weren't hers, and she took them by force. That's, uh.....theft. being caught and handing it back doesn't undo the theft

[@IaneHowe]

Not a different form of racism. Just plain racism. Trying to wrongly collect 100.00 migh cost them 20 million

[@riza4086]

It will cost the Tax Payers money. Might as well get rid of that precinct.

[@Naturefan354]

This isn't a case of racism. People of all colors and walks of life get accused of crimes or are guilty of crimes all the time

[@BrianHom-d6j]

The only difference between her and a thief would be that she says she’s not a thief. So anyone caught stealing can just return the items and say it was an accident? If someone had your property would you believe them if they said it was an accident?

[@bloomerdavid]

Correction, might cost YOU $20million!!

[@theoryofpersonality1420]

It's not racism. They do this to lots of people. She's not going to win on racism.

[@seer1]

"The most dangerous thing in life is an incompetent that has been given a gun and a law enforcement badge." - Steven Magee

[@PhrontDoor]

The acquittal does pretty much set a declaration of the finding of fact. So the city is wrong when it says "does not negate the factual basis" because there was no 'factual basis' - there was accusation only.

[@garywilson1688]

The factual basis is that Amara possessed another girls AirPods. Not an accusation, but an electronic serial number fact.

[@PhrontDoor]

@@garywilson1688 The charge was theft, that requires intent. If you pick up something that looks indistinguishable from your own legitimately owned item, then you've done nothing wrong if you thought it was yours.

[@garywilson1688]

@@PhrontDoor Except she (and every other teenager in this world) knew they weren't hers the minute she pulled them out of the charger case and her phone told her "Keisha's AirPods" (not the real owners name).

[@Bl00dMalice]

@@PhrontDoor My God that's not how it works 😂 The fact you're defending this just shows your own bias and can't be reasoned with.

[@feelmebeme]

This part. Im like that logic makes no sense.

[@JustWowNick]

“Why she get $20 million dollar hurr durr” bro if I had to spend 4 years in legal turmoil because of an honest mistake I too would like 20 million dollars. Turn your brains back on!

[@colorbugoriginals4457]

amen! 👏

[@dannymay9037]

Or just don't steal someones AirPods in the first place ?????

[@colorbugoriginals4457]

@@dannymay9037 they didn't, that was the whole point, you clearly did not read the assignment.

[@namehere4954]

$20M is absurd. We don't even pay convicts who were wrongly jailed for decades anywhere near that and if anyone should receive that level of compensation an innocent person wrongly jailed should be top of the list.

[@vrroomm]

@@namehere4954 are you really that dumb ? No one expects getting the exact amount they request. You put up a high amount and negotiate it lower afterwards. Duhhhh🤦🏻‍♀️

[@denisetaylor8432]

This does not surprise me AT ALL in Naperville. I hated working there. Good for her.

[@o.kenyattalittle7218]

Yup

[@matthewandrew]

only in America

[@Bl00dMalice]

The most litigious country in the world.

[@Dom213Black]

😂🎉🎉🎉

[@shad0wCh8ser]

Do what I do, put a label on all your stuff. And this is weird bc when I report stolen stuff, esp from a school, I never hear back from anyone.

[@ericeandco]

Daughter had her electronics stolen in high school in the classroom. They never did anything. The cops didn’t do much by the time they got involved either. She’s not protected class so her civil rights weren’t violated apparently.

[@delphvine89]

The electronics are labeled. I have mine set up with (find my) iPhone app. I would have ring it up, and be like, “you see it’s mine loser!!”

[@riza4086]

They was expecting her to just pay. They do this to soo many black people and they are too busy living paycheck to paycheck to take that to court. They need to dissolve Naperville police.

[@breezeh1127]

If a jury finds you innocent. You are innocent, and the charge can no longer be classified as fact. Come on now.

[@sealteamspix6111]

Wrong.

[@breezeh1127]

@sealteamspix6111 Umm no, correct.

[@ShawneeETV]

This type of thing happens more than what is reported. Back in 2008, I had a similar situation happen during my undergrad because a white young lady did not want to share the dorm with me over summer break. She wanted the room to herself to share with her boyfriend (in a non-coed dorm). She filed a false report that I stole her earrings and I was kicked out of the dorm. She was wearing the "stolen" earrings the next week.

[@br4instorm]

Difference is that she did take the missing airpod.

[@Marieezy40]

⁠@@br4instormyou’re missing the point of her comment.

[@Marieezy40]

Wow smh

[@PacoSmith]

I am glad she is standing-up for her rights. If you don't exercise them, you will use them.

[@tavonfenwick-yb5xv]

Absolutely RIDICULOUS

[@teesimpson3872]

Some Naperville cops are idiots. I got profiled a couple of times years ago when I used to work in Aurora. My brother and I used to work together, and he lived in Naperville. He even got profiled when TCF banks located in Jewel were getting robbed. He walked across the street to go get some beer, and on the way home got surrounded by Naperville cops, for "fitting the description." So, it doesn’t surprise me that a school resource officer has traumatized this young lady, and the city of Naperville has claimed no wrongdoing. I hope that she wins her lawsuit, and is awarded every penny or more. Naperville should be ashamed of their actions, attitude, and behavior, because there’s no way that this should’ve lasted this long.

[@Where-ma-hug-at]

I grew up there and got profiled all the time. So glad I moved out.

[@Olokunful]

I had no idea schools issued tickets! What the duece? 😮

[@Xavier-uknonada]

While thousands of innocent people sit in jails without representation

[@jameson6537]

They messed with the wrong woman right there.

[@ejnichols05]

If this was a yt girl, would they have issued her a ticket...?!? 🤔🤔🤔

[@Sambam1981]

They would have given her immunity. Sad thing about this is people with money get less punishment for more crime

[@JRL-8]

Rapists and Killers NEVER face this absolutely insane

[@naturelove831]

These comments are the very reason her actions are necessary. She knows as well as us all she will not see 20Million, but we all know what those in power care about. 20million makes everyone turn their head and try to find out what this is all about. People that don't have to worry discrimination don't know that.

[@Bl00dMalice]

There are plenty of cases that get awarded those amounts. And just because they get awarded such obscene amounts of money doesn't make them right, either. This isnt about change or punishing the city, this is about collecting an easy fat payout on the city's insurance policy. That's why she can ask for so much.

[@naturelove831]

@@Bl00dMalice this is about changing the system. When those in power start to realize the people they are targeting are fighting back and it's costing them, someone will envoke change. May not be until y'all bankrupt but hey, a win is a win.

[@Bl00dMalice]

@@naturelove831 That doesn't change anything. It comes from insurance. Or did you not actually read my comment?

[@naturelove831]

@@Bl00dMalice Clearly you do not know how this country operates

[@Bl00dMalice]

@@naturelove831 I guess we conclude this sharing the same opinion of the other lol

[@emmahaugsnes5098]

Naperville North High School administrators are ridiculous, so many fundamental changes are necessary to make that school a safe environment for children. This case is one of many awful things the leaders of the school have done. She never should have faced this, and I am so glad to see that she has held an unwavering voice against them for their false accusations. The school resource officer uses brutal intimidation tactics and she has been so strong, even when she should not had to have been, innocent until proven guilty? Clearly not in their eyes. The adults running the school need to take a good look at themselves in the mirror, they should feel remorse for all the suffering they have caused for so many people. For so many CHILDREN.

[@retro9173]

Sickening.

[@justjayok]

When did they start issuing tickets at school? Also I wish there was definitive way to identify the AirPod owner.

[@mikeymarriott]

20 million dollars. My property taxes just went up.

[@vishw6956]

Yeah and some folks in section are rejoicing over the decision without knowing simple common sense that amount goes from their own hard earned tax money.

[@lsowner10]

Cry about it! Stop being an anti-black racist 🤷🏾‍♂️ and btw, I don’t hear you people complaining about the tax dollars going to “$5 Indians” aka Dawes Roll Europeans 😂

[@ktktktktktktkt]

@@vishw6956 You can sue for any amount in court. Doesn't mean if you win, you're going to get that amount. it's just used to determine what level of court will handle the case. She didn't even go to jail. I would bet this is a $100k case at best and that's assuming the worst facts possible. In reality, I feel she did actually steal the airpods, got caught, but the evidence for intent wasn't there. So idk, maybe your taxes just went up $0.10

[@pinkakagreen]

All airpods look the same unless you get a special case. Smh. An easy mistake anyone could have made

[@garywilson1688]

I know this happens all the time with the main stream news but why couldn't they simply ask some basic questions? We all know AirPods have to pair to your phone. So, as soon as she pulled them out of the case she would have known if they were hers or not. They weren't hers. She said she left hers on a table in a study area and when she returned to the study area she saw them and took them thinking they were hers (correct me if I'm wrong here). I suppose it's possible two people left their AirPods sitting on a table, especially when we're talking about teenagers but still it's a little far fetched. It wasn't until several days later that a friend of the girl who lost the AirPods noticed them connect to her Chrome Laptop (because she paired them to her laptop earlier) but with Amara's name. She took a screen shot of it and confronted Amara who denied that they were the other girls AirPods. The girl who owned the AirPods said they were taken out of her bag that she left in a classroom. The girl who owned the AirPods father is the one who contacted the school and wanted to press charges. It's all in the court case (I got this from the Chicago Tribune). So why couldn't NBC ask these simple questions so we, the viewers, could make some sense of this?

[@voiceofreason5653]

You should take your own advise in asking questions. And speaking of questions, how is it you comment in great detail about something not in this video. Only a clown, that would be you, would post a comment that makes it appear you know this as if you have personal knowledge of any of this. I guess we'll take your word for it because you say so. I am surprised that your testimony, you should have testified as detailed as you seem to be, to solve this years ago.

[@garywilson1688]

@@skyealexander4605 You have never used AirPods. Sorry. But nice try.

[@Bl00dMalice]

@@skyealexander4605 You have NO idea what you're talking about. Sit down.

[@saaah707]

because it's mostly irrelevant. it would take a whole hour to explain how bluetooth works to the average boomer.😅so they just stick to the salient facts: she says it was an honest mistake, they tried to force her to cop to intentional theft, then a jury considered all facts and acquitted. i remember when people were reasonable. in high school, someone took my graphing calculator home, and gave it back a few days later, so i guess i messed up because i failed to demand the county wage a ferocious series of lawsuits against him.

[@garywilson1688]

@@saaah707 You aren't the only one to make an analogy like that. The difference is your graphing calculator doesn't broadcast it's location over radio waves (in the Bluetooth spectrum). And Amara didn't turn over the Airpods in a couple days. When she was caught by the actual owner she did not return them. The actual owner went home and told her dad who then called the school and told them they had to do something about it. Amara was brought in to the Deans office, was asked to give the Airpods to the Dean (which she did) and the Dean determined electronically that they belonged to someone else. That doesn't quite match up with your calculator story does it?

[@mykalwhite14]

That girl is lying and trying to keep up her “good image” for her family. Of course they’ll side with her, and of course they’d be the ones to demand 20 mil from this situation. It all sounds ridiculous and I’m not buyin it.

[@wesclark513]

So she got caught stealing

[@kenbob1071]

The reporting sucks. They never explained how it was that this woman thought the AirPods were hers and how the AirPods were taken in the first place. How about asking the other student for their story?

[@Chelle778]

As one data point, my granddaughter who is a good student really blossomed and loved this one middle school she went to. Then she moved to another district. She hated the first year there, at her new school so they transferred her to a magnet school. She also hated it there. I asked what was the difference between the middle school she loved and the two other middle schools and she said that the first school had more counselors that would sit with the kids at lunch and snack, make sure no kids were sitting by themselves, and had an open door policy - anytime a kid was having a bad day they were dismissed to go talk to the counselor with whom they had already established a good relationship. All the kids there were indeed more happy and peaceful; kids at the other two schools were little hellions.

[@jeffersonkeith8761]

So they're willing to spend resources and taxpayer dollars on FIFTY hearings to convict one black student over $100 ticket but now they want to fight to NOT pay her when they lost. She's not gonna get 20 million but I hope she at least gets 1 million. That court system should be ashamed of themselves.

[@LewyLewy2008]

Not enough facts here. Why did she think they were hers - had she just finished using hers at the time? When confronted, did she have two pairs in her possession, or did she not even bring hers to school that day? If she had hers then why didn’t she notice they were already in her bag when she put these in? What makes her story hard to believe from this news segment is it sounds like she assumed they were hers for some unexplained reason, instead of thinking it through or asking when in doubt.

[@Cryingcrys]

Them old AirPods are easy to misplace and not know if they are yours. Its only the new generation airpods that actually a Les the outward sounds

[@LewyLewy2008]

@@Cryingcrys news articles say that she had them for days before she was confronted about it. Certainly, she must’ve noticed that they weren’t syncing to her phone during that time. I don’t know her intent, but neither do her supporters either.

[@diva8717]

The fact that she even had the air pods in her possession to give back in the first place means that she took them, whether that was by accident or not doesn't change the fact that she did still have something that did not belong to her.

[@LewyLewy2008]

@@diva8717 I see your point, but legally intent to steal is an element of the crime of theft (i.e., “larceny”) that the prosecution has to prove to convict someone who is charged with that crime. But I do agree that the fact that she had them on her possession at all was enough to charge her with the crime.

[@Lykan443]

Why don’t u ask for the same amount of information when the accused is YT

[@MsBenitaButrell]

I commend Amara's courage and persistence to fighting these injustices against Blk students. I experienced it myself at a suburban Illinois high school... It definitely dimmed my light and overshadowed my academics to be over-policed and criminalized in school. Congratulations to Amara on her recent graduation! I think she chose a great college and I wish her the best! ❤

[@tbolton6156]

Yeah, she was right to defend her innocent. The facts that a jury agreed speak volumes to the merits of the case. However, I would like to know how they arrive at the $20 million lawsuit?

[@Bl00dMalice]

To collect on the city's insurance policy. This has nothing to do with change or punishing the city; just a big fat payout.

[@albertstephen2426]

Only after they have to pay multiple awards like this will they ever stop this behavior. That is the reason for the $20 000, 000. If you take the four years into account, tge personal cost to her and her family what do you think would be fair compensation that would also serve as an effective deterrent? Chances are the city and school board spent over $200,000 attempting to knowingly convict of a crime she did not commit. Paying a hundred times what they spent trying to falsely convict her is only fair.

[@mrankin2825]

​@@Bl00dMalice Even if she won the case the jury doesn't have to award her 20 million. But it does act as a great deterrent after.

[@namehere4954]

​@@albertstephen2426$20M is absurd. We don't even pay convicts who were wrongly jailed for decades anywhere near that and if anyone should receive that level of compensation an innocent person wrongly jailed should be top of the list.

[@albertstephen2426]

@@namehere4954 Just how stupid can you be. So because people who are wrongly and usually deliberately wrongfully convicted are further victimized by a corrupt system that justifies low-lying everyone else? So what number do you think will fairly compensate someone for having been humiliated, degraded and put through the wringer for four years, just because those in power wanted to extort money from her and wanted to retaliate for her daring to say no? How much do you think they will have to pay for them to never do it again? How much do you, in your total ignorance of exactly what she has been put through, will be fair compensation and serve as an effective deterrent???

[@citizencoy4393]

Ridiculous! If she were yt the moment that she returned the AirPods the case would have been closed! They went out of the way to ensure harm.

[@viewer0ne]

I think lawyers just throw out these ridiculously high lawsuit numbers in the hopes of settling for at least a million.

[@RosannaMcCoy]

I'm so glad you stood up for yourself against the racist ignorant people who violated your rights! God bless and watch over you

[@hadley407]

I’m confused as to how she grabbed the wrong AirPods… were the two pairs sitting side-by-side?

[@irenicrose]

If the airpods are not in a case, it is very easy to accidentally grab someone else's thinking they are yours. Then you only would realize they are not yours when you try to connect them with your phone. I do this sometimes with my mom’s if I’m rushing out of the house and forget mine are already in my bag. Don’t realize I have her pair till I try to use them.

[@taraww]

@@irenicrosetrue me and my bf confuse ours all the time, we needed to buy a case to stop grabbing the wrong pair. I don’t think she stole it and actually took it by accident because she could have easily rest the AirPods and never gave them back.

[@patnabuu6072]

​@@irenicroseGod bless your mom

[@DyvyneKing]

"When Standing 10 toes Down Goes Right!"...

[@Gft2852]

Hope she wins this subsequent case as well.

[@Vanessa_Martinez]

This is ridiculous no judge didn’t think to throw this crap out!!!

[@walterbrown2425]

But they were in her possession, she’s acting like they just pinned it on her!

[@Bl00dMalice]

@@skyealexander4605 Suing the city doesnt teach anything. They have insurance to cover nonsense like this. Thats why she's asking for such a fat payout. And just because there's no evidence she took them doesn't change the fact that she had them. AirPods have serial identification, even if she renamed the airpods to her. It was her mistake and every right of the family to ask er to be charged. She had her day in court and it was done with. Now she wants to be vindictive.

[@scottoreilly4785]

It made me unhappy, it made me sad. The only way I can get through the trauma is a cheque for $20m. She probably wouldn't earn $20m in 10 lifetimes. What a pathetic story.

[@carlitosRivers35]

this just. shows how broken the System is , ticketing students ?

[@leotang2818]

20k is a more reasonable amount... $20 million?? LOL what's she smoking?

[@Typical.Anomaly]

It's a starting point.

[@Elevyn11]

Even if it was 20k you’d still complain.

[@0apple-banana0]

Well that price is typically the maximum compensation they can get for the case. Lawyers determine this by taking all damages into account. But they usually settle for much less.

[@anonperson4597]

$20mil is a bit excessive. Also….why are kids getting tickets in school that require them to fight it in a “court”? Even IF it had been “theft” I would think that’s a school discipline issue not something they can write a ticket for? Does the police dept run the school or something? They aren’t inmates.

[@zafarsyed6437]

Ridiculous waste of time. The ticket itself was ridiculous. Then, everything thereafter, is even more ridiculous.

[@R1M1r1m1]

Should children be getting tickets?

[@Ncobb2334]

No.

[@tyrismaxey]

They could have just bought her some airpods 😂😅

[@tracyknowles4680]

Money grab and it's disgusting

[@addis.temari]

But not nearly as smelly and dangerous as ewe.

[@G7130]

Unfortunately, the only thing politicians will do is more reform such as tort which will then limit lawsuits like this

[@kingokafor6215]

Seems like this should be below the city

[@paulhicks8982]

You should be able to customise ear pods and their containers so mistakes like this lady made won't happen. It's so easy to make this mistake. I have done it. It's not a crime It's a simple mistake she should never have been prosecuted.

[@Naturefan354]

They were customized actually. They were called " FRIENDS NAME airpods" but they were changed to her name when they were in her possession PER THE report

[@vutube379]

@@Naturefan354 So it was not a mistake. It was a theft.

[@thewatchfuleye8401]

So she steals the airpods from her friend and then she cries victim? This is why I dont have black acquaintances...

[@cedricjackson7521]

The legal system sucks but this lawsuit is ridiculous 20 million she’s looking for a payday.

[@pasques]

She was charged for a crime she didn't do and the prosecutor and city dragged it out for four years.

[@cedricjackson7521]

@@pasques $20 million dollars that’s outrageous. Forgive me for saying this, she came out better, just not reporting it and throwing the AirPods in the trash and being on her way

[@marolatv618]

I hope more black people in Illinois start suing. They won't stop the unequal treatment towards black Americans unless they keep having to pay for it. Apparently people like you won't take notice until you are bled dry financially. I am all for this. SUE EARLY AND OFTEN!!!🙌🏾

[@Typical.Anomaly]

@@cedricjackson7521 Some AirPods are a couple hundred dollars. She also got ticketed for a theft she did not commit. $20M is just a starting point. I doubt they expect the full amount. $5M to quiet her and save face would make sense. Hopefully, it opens other folks eyes more too; don't falsely accuse people of color. It happens too much.

[@soufwesthoustontx]

@pasques She was given a ticket. Not sentenced to jail. There are people who spend years in jail for crimes they didn't commit who don't even receive $20 million.

[@cjmedi5526]

Greedy and an opportunist. This is such a waste of time over an AirPod. If she won great but to continue on like this is too much.

[@aaronkorn]

This lawsuit is not worth 20 million 😂

[@lehsu]

Would not happen if those that have similar profile has committed such actions.

[@matthewdurand72]

Why would she ask for $20 million dollars?

[@wanderingweh405]

they wanna get rich

[@darlenedowie2926]

Why not? It broadcasts the racist system

[@pasques]

racist asks what?

[@matthewdurand72]

@@pasques so, if this was your business, you would want to pay her $20 million dollars. Sounds like a set up

[@PhrontDoor]

Because it would make the city think twice, in the future. If they sought $1 instead, the it would be 'cost of doing business'... This way, future cases will see that the city was hit for that much and settled meaning they know they lost, so each subsequent case would be for more.

[@EmpressEmpath44]

Yay 🎉 get your money girl. They’ll figure it out eventually…. I was given a ticket in college for us not being at a stop sign for more than five seconds… smh 🤦🏾‍♀️

[@trevor2001]

It’s super easy to identity AirPods, are these people stupid? She seems like she just wants to get paid.

[@JapanSpr94]

You are correct that the identity of the owners should have been easily investigated however, to blame the victim is ignorant.

[@garywilson1688]

@@JapanSpr94 No one is blaming the girl who rightfully owns the AirPods. No one. They're blaming Amara for keeping the AirPods when she knew immediately upon opening the charging case and taking them out that they weren't hers. In fact, she knew WHO they belonged to. Her phone told her. Ask a teenager how it works if you don't understand (I had to). She even changed the Pairing name to her name but she can't change the electronic serial number. No one can. That's what gets me about this whole thing. It's not a case of someone accidentally picking something up that looks like their thing. The AirPods tell you who owns them, just like your iPhone, laptop, etc. This isn't like mistakenly taking someone's sweater.

[@rbrow1001]

Right. After she returned the AirPod, why issue a ticket for THEFT? Would you want to be accused of theft after a silly mistake?

[@jakehaggerty8642]

Yea, as soon as you open up AirPods that aren’t paired with your phone it will say these are so and so’s AirPods. At that point Amara should have realized they weren’t hers and turned them into lost and found or an admins office at the least. All she’s looking for is a payday.

[@garywilson1688]

@@rbrow1001 The father of the girl that owned them insisted they charge her. He didn't think it was a silly mistake. She was in possession of something she didn't own. She had her day in court.

[@joshuajoines7598]

So she is gonna sue because she stole the headphones. Do people not realize that after to tale something that isnt your it is theft. The more expensive it is the bigger fine you get. It doesn’t matter if you return it because you still stole it, accident or not.

[@DarthWaffle.]

How do you take the wrong iPods? Bet she didn’t know they could be tracked and got caught

[@melodramatic7904]

They all look exactly the same. How do you NOT take the wrong earpods? And it also seems unlikely she'd want to steal something she already has.

[@royalblood9381]

You mean "airpods" 😂😂

[@Bl00dMalice]

@@melodramatic7904 You and anyone liking your comment clearly have no idea how AirPods work. They have serial ID attached to them, even if you rename them, which this girl did. The fact that she changed the pairing name is borderline intent as it is. Even if not, the fact remains she had them in her possession and they weren't hers. And the person they belonged to found out because they paired with their device but under a different name and then were able to match the serial ID.

[@vladchenkov9215]

@@melodramatic7904they are literally paired with your phone, that is not an excuse. My 6 year old and 8 year old know how to figure this out. Blatant lie, you don’t accidentally take them.

[@AH-bo5gb]

traffic tickets get overturned all the time, and the people that do it can't sue for 20 million

[@soufwesthoustontx]

20 million. Good luck with that. The average abuse victim doesn't even get that much.

[@TheRealLifeNPC]

A lot of people need to be fired and replaced with more intelligent people. Like seriously. This is so ridiculous.

[@tarzan343]

Ppl are treating the judicial system as a one way ticket to riches. Not how it works and it’s honestly the lawyers fault looking for a large paycheck and recognition.

[@DeEmperor1]

50+ court appearances? How much did that cost vs the $100?

[@mopthermopther]

what a clown 🤡

[@eliciaellis7428]

Speak for yourself.

[@meep2253]

This went way over your head 😂

[@mopthermopther]

@@meep2253 huh .. who .. what ?

[@wsol80]

So, she mistakenly took airpods that were not hers and a jury found her not guilty of theft. She did take the airpods though and they did not belong to her. She isn't just some random person walking by who was profiled and accused. She did take the airpods. Depending on what the witness said (left out of the story) the cop would be justified in writing the ticket. She certainly isn't entitled to compensation just because a jury believed it was a mistake.

[@xstreamoneya]

I saw a video where the cops came to a house looking for iPods and they went in the backyard and everything without a warrant. Cops just can’t do whatever they want. You can’t just take the word of one person over the other. I will always be on the side of civil rights. I hope she wins her case. If she does win her case, she deserves it. Some people say, she stole the iPods. You have to prove that beyond a reasonable doubt.

[@Bl00dMalice]

Yes, just like you have to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that it was racism.

[@xstreamoneya]

@@Bl00dMalice racism or not there are still civil rights violations that are so obvious.

[@v.l.7656]

She can play dumb all she wants but she knows she tried to pull one over on everyone. The AirPods would not have paired and she would have known that. She’s a heifer and a half I don’t know why everyone is siding with her bs. She’s a thief.

[@somnuswaltz5586]

Lol 20 million? Gimme a break

[@somnuswaltz5586]

@@skyealexander4605 lol no

[@Bl00dMalice]

@@skyealexander4605 lol.. your reference to the infamous McDonald's case also shows your ignorance on that too. That old lady suffered third-degree burns from scalding hot coffee spilling into her lap while in the car and she couldn't get out in time to prevent the burning. You just keep spouting your bias all over the comments without having read anything about this case or know anything about how the system works. The girl had the AirPods of someone else in her possession based on serial ID verification. Just because intent of theft can't be proven doesn't negate that fact. Otherwise, I may as well take someone else's car and get away with it using the same logic. The person the pods belonged to found out when their pods paired with their device again but under a new pairing name (which is super sus as it is). And the reason she's suing for that big fat easy payout is because the city's insurance policy can cover it (suing for that will change nothing) and it's simple enough to blame it on racism because why-not-racial-entitlement.

[@AraksiaLove2023]

20 million ???She wants easy money !!

[@shannaholmes833]

Say what????? This is too much!!! Lord protect the children from these evil, vile people in the world!!!

[@daegumaa]

20 million ? For AirPods that cost about what 150 ish … nah that’s stupid.

[@Typical.Anomaly]

Nah, it sounds like either _you are,_ or you didn't watch the video.

[@Bl00dMalice]

@@Typical.Anomaly 🤡

[@BrandonCiCi]

Go girl! ❤

[@Squirlliam]

So she admitted she did take them. even though by mistake And the consequences for taking that, which does not belong to you. It's a fine or a ticket. How is that racist?

[@HiDefHDMusic]

If you don’t understand how this is racist you shouldn’t be allowed to have a job.

[@piccolo1906]

These schools are too dangerous not have school resource officers

[@soufwesthoustontx]

Regardless of the statistics they have to prove that SHE was racially targeted which unless they haven't shared everything that doesn't appear to be the case. Also she was the catalyst for the misunderstanding. They didn't question her out of the blue.

[@Justinwillcook]

HARASSMENT, look into the city abuse and maybe a audit too for some departments out there ya !

[@mzliz1249]

20 million, ok… good luck with that.

[@autumnfragrance6326]

She'll settle $1M

[@bpowe52]

I’m sorry this is ridiculous over AirPods and an opportunity to try to sue for millions. If this upset her, she is no going to make it through life, it’s get alot harder and meaner!

[@droman752]

AirPods show who is connected. You can usually show who the real owner is in with apple products. The discrimination is real

[@vladchenkov9215]

If they were hers they would have been connected, if they were not she stole them. If they were connected to someone else’s phones and she connected then she stole them, you know exactly if they are yours or not. If they were already connected and not connected to another phone she stole them, zero chance you don’t know or make a mistake.

[@127kawaii]

Bless this baby ❤

[@james_giant_peach]

I agree she’s been wronged and they should have thanked her for coming forward. No way should she get 20 million dollars out of this though 😂

[@silentmajority8365]

an ordeal that has not stopped her from eating well lol

[@Bl00dMalice]

😆

[@MondeyKing]

She is skinny you never seen people over 300 pounds

[@MrI8igmac]

Did she take them and give them back.

[@Be_Offended_U_Sicko]

Pay up city!!!!! Try not abusing students next time.

[@gregoryeclifford]

Next time I get a speeding ticket, I'll file a $20 million civil rights lawsuit. It just doesn't pay to be honest anymore.

[@BremboT]

City is about to spend a whopping 20.1 million dollars over some outdated airpods worth about 20 bucks on Craigslist.