The world stood with Ahmed Mohamed when the young teen was arrested after his homemade clock was mistaken for a bomb. He has since become a social media sensation, even receiving an invitation to the White House from President Obama. He was also given the most awesome gift one could ever dream of from Microsoft (a huge tech goodie bag), and he appeared on The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore.
But back in 2013, a Florida teen also worked on a science project for school and was arrested for it, and she received none of the perks Mohamed did. In fact, she was – and still is – treated much worse.
Kiera Wilmont, who was a high school junior at the time, crafted a volcano project that was in full swing when the lid to her pot popped and smoke came out, according to the Miami New Times. There were no injuries or property damage, but Wilmont was arrested and charged with possession of a weapon on school property and discharging a destructive device.
“I remember I was in shock and just started crying,” Wilmot recalls. “I was called a terrorist, and people tell me that I’m on the no-fly list even to this day.”
Wilmont wished her story had received more attention because of the embarrassment and shame she went through after her ordeal. But it didn’t. Though the charges were dropped, Wilmont had to “complete 20 hours of community service, undergo a psychiatric evaluation, and finish her junior year at an alternative school,” the New Times reports.
She’s now enrolled in Florida Polytechnic University, but was nervous that her arrest would interfere with the college application process. She has hopes she’ll be invited to the White House by Obama one day as well, and offers this advice to Ahmed: “I’d tell him he has to keep moving forward and not let the haters get to him.”
SOURCE: Miami New Times | PHOTO CREDIT: Twitter
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2. Trayvon Martin
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3. Kendrick Johnson
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4. Alaysha Carradine
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5. Renisha McBride
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6. Amanda Todd
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7. Jonathan Ferrell
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8. Darius Simmons
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9. Shaniya Davis
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10. Andy Lopez
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11. Joshua Proutey
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12. Jonylah Watkins
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13. Steven Simpson
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14. Leila Fowler
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15. Shaneisha Forbes
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16. D'aja Robinson
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17. Brooklynn Mohler
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18. Ashley Qualls
Ashley Qualls, 25, was shot after getting into an argument with three bikers in Treme, LA. No arrests were made in her murder.
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19. Nicholeia Taylor
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20. Trayvon Dodd
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21. Demarius Reed
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22. Jasmine Benjamin
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23. Autumn Pasquale
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24. Antiq Hennis
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25. Caleb Gordley
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26. Noel Polanco
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27. Ramarley Graham
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28. Marcos Arenas
Marcos Arenas was 15 when he was killed for his iPad in Las Vegas in May. While walking home from school, Arenas was approached by two men and later dragged by their SUV after he refused to give them his iPad. The two men have been arrested and charged with open murder, robbery and attempted robbery.
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29. Steven Gregory Grich
Grich, a engineering student at Clemson State University, was murdered when four men broke into his off campus home and killed him.
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30. Joshua Wood
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