A police spokesman said previous statements that Nex Benedict didn’t die as a result of “trauma” didn’t rule out the fight as a contributing factor.

A police spokesman said previous statements that Nex Benedict didn’t die as a result of “trauma” didn’t rule out the fight as a contributing factor.

  • andros_rex@lemmy.world
    581·
    4 months ago

    So the cops in previous statements were being purposefully misleading to help push the narrative that Nex died by suicide. That was obvious, but will this be enough to combat the bad faith misinformation being spread all over the fucking place?

    • Jiggle_Physics@lemmy.world
      14·
      4 months ago

      No. The misinformation has already done it’s damage and can’t truly be reversed. People who only looked at this in passing got their headline and are likely to pack this memory away as they first saw it. The others, well, even if there was no misinfo, they would have pretty much gone with a victim blaming narrative anyway, because they just hate them.

      The only hope now is that the correct story is what ends up being used by the authorities and anything to do with the case in regards to the legal industry.

      • andros_rex@lemmy.world
        12·
        4 months ago

        Unless the federal government gets involved (which hopefully, maybe?) Ryan Walters has already been under federal investigation for all the (very likely) embezzling for seemingly ages and nothing has happened there. Oklahoma is corrupt at its core and if it’s left up to Oklahomans there will be no justice.

        Idk, it’s just pretty terrifying as a transgender Oklahoman that if I’m murdered when I’m driving through a small town the cops would effortlessly be able to cover it up and come up with a story so that redditors could pick over my gender identity.

        • Jiggle_Physics@lemmy.world
          1·
          4 months ago

          I didn’t consider the possibility of walters being in trouble. I meant the case of the dead teenager and who killed them.

          • andros_rex@lemmy.world
            2·
            4 months ago

            My point with Walters is more that one can flagrantly violate the law in Oklahoma if they are the “right kind” of person. I’m not local to Owasso, but there’s a lot of folks who are pretty sure that cop kids where involved.

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
      131·
      4 months ago

      I’m not quite sure why they think him dying by suicide because of the fight is any better.

      • ickplant@lemmy.world
        10·
        4 months ago

        You’re right, it shouldn’t be any better. But to them it just confirms their belief that LGBTQ people are “mentally ill” and they can blame the suicide on their “lifestyle.” Ugh.

      • andros_rex@lemmy.world
        4·
        4 months ago

        They like when we kill ourselves. I don’t remember what the number is, but they’ll meme the percentage.

            • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
              21·
              4 months ago

              As was shown to me… from the linked article:

              Friends have told NBC News that Benedict was transgender and primarily went by he/him pronouns at school but also used they/them pronouns, which Benedict’s family also used. Several other friends said Benedict preferred he/him pronouns.

  • helenslunch@feddit.nl
    37·
    4 months ago

    She was beaten unconscious, then dropped dead the next day. Of course it’s the cause of death, and I don’t believe anyone who says otherwise.

        • Todd_cross@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
          41·
          4 months ago

          Friends have told NBC News that Benedict was transgender and primarily went by he/him pronouns at school but also used they/them pronouns, which Benedict’s family also used. Several other friends said Benedict preferred he/him pronouns.

          I don’t really care what his mother called him, but the quote from the article seems to disagree with you

          • helenslunch@feddit.nl
            24·
            4 months ago

            Forgive me if I believe a video recording of their mother over some (probably) shitty journalist.

            • Skye@lemmy.world
              3·
              4 months ago

              Look bud. I get that you want a trusty point of reference for their gender, and kudos to you on that. The whole reason they were brutally beaten to death is because of their gender non conformity. Them being trans has been the whole reason the police has been so virulent in their disinformation.

              If you believe there is possible doubt about what they said their gender was or you are confused by conflicting sources, maybe just say Nex?

            • quindraco@lemm.ee
              11·
              4 months ago

              You’re contradicting the mother, not believing her.

              [February 20th, 2024 by Sue Benedict, Beneficiary

              We at this time are thankful for the ongoing support and did not expect the love from everyone. We are sorry for not using their name correctly and as parents we were still learning the correct forms. Please do not judge us as Nex was judged, please do not bully us for our ignorance on the subject. Nex gave us that respect and we are sorry in our grief that we overlooked them. I lost my child, the headstone will have correct name of their choice. The rest of monies will go to other children dealing with the right to be who they feel they are, in Nex Benedict’s name. God bless](https://www.gofundme.com/f/dagny-benedict??modal=share&tab=all)