Comedians Eric André and Clayton English settle lawsuit over drug search program at Atlanta airport
Summary
Comedians Eric André and Clayton English settled a lawsuit against Clayton County police over a drug search program at Atlanta’s airport. The lawsuit claimed police used racial profiling and coercive searches targeting Black passengers, leading the county to end the program and pay the comedians $30,000.Key Facts
- The lawsuit was originally filed in October 2022 by Eric André and Clayton English.
- They said police stopped and questioned them about drugs just before their flights because they are Black.
- The county confirmed it has ended the drug search program at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
- Clayton County agreed to pay $30,000 total, with $15,000 going to each comedian.
- Police officers at the airport must now wear body cameras and get training on constitutional police limits.
- Records showed 402 stops from Aug 2020 to April 2021, with 56% of stopped passengers being Black.
- The stops led to only three small drug seizures and two criminal charges.
- Over $1 million in cash was seized from 25 passengers, but nearly all were allowed to continue traveling, and many contested or got their money back.
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