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I am a pharmacist- this combination is exceedingly unlikely to have caused a death.

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Mar 15·edited Mar 15Liked by Crip Dyke

I don't believe this for a second. Everybody from the cops to the coroner to the School superintendent is trying to wash their hands of Benedict's infuriatingly young death.

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National Review writer states "These things happen."

National Review writer Madeleine Kearns: “These things happen and are seized upon by activists in a very horrible way, and I think that this is just a case where when people bring these things up you have to say, ‘What is your evidence that this is what caused this? Please provide me with the facts, because they have not yet been reported.’”

https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/kearns-lets-wait-on-the-facts-on-nex-benedict/

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Mar 14·edited Mar 14Liked by Crip Dyke

Sadly Jana's words ring true. Non-binary people live in fear.

Jana is a news anchor on KARE 11 in Minneapolis.

https://twitter.com/janashortal/status/1768105444696883260

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Prozac and Benadryl…? Wtf.

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GLAAD STATEMENT ON MEDICAL EXAMINER REPORT ON DEATH OF NEX BENEDICT

“There is nothing in this one page document to explain why the medical examiner checked a box. Nex Benedict’s family and the entire state of Oklahoma deserve far more answers and accountability from those charged with keeping Nex and all youth safe.

https://glaad.org/releases/glaad-statement-on-medical-examiner-report-on-death-of-nex-benedict/

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Just so people know, it is the "summary report" that was released. The full report is scheduled for release 2 weeks from today. It's frustrating but normal that the reasoning behind the facts would not be present on the summary.

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The Benedicts have released a section of the report outlining Bex's injuries, I saw it on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/lostcitymagic.bsky.social/post/3knpgiccbr22l you do have to be signed in to read it though. They are not specifically challenging the medical examiners ruling, but do say they ae releasing the list of injuries because they don't want that finding to over shadow the physical damage she suffered.

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Petition, fwiw: Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters is directly responsible for creating the hostile environment that contributed to the death of Nex Benedict. He is a dangerous and bigoted politician who has a horrific anti-equality record.

https://act.hrc.org/page/144664/petition/1

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WHAT?! WHAAAAAAAAT????

I have years experience in taking Benedryl with Prozac - I am talking at least 7 years straight where I took both daily. I also have a combined 25 years of taking other medication for depression, Bipolar, and other psychotropic medications along with daily Benedryl usage.

This reeks. Victim blaming till the very end. These fucking monsters.

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Mar 14·edited Mar 14Liked by Crip Dyke

While not combined with psychotropics, my nightly bedtime routine is 100mg Benadryl, 10mg Melatonin, 800mg Gabapentin. Last night, even added tryptophan - was up by 3am, and for most of the remaining hours. Oy.

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I can’t. That beautiful child. Fuck.

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Tragedy upon tragedy. A complete desecration of justice. 😔

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What the actual fuck? I don't buy it. At all. And I'm angry as hell about it.

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Absolute bullshit. Ass-covering to epic proportions.

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I wish that I could say that this is hard to believe, but I'm beginning to see that there aren't a whole lot of things left that would cause me disbelief anymore. Fuuuuuuuck

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“From the beginning of this investigation, Owasso Police observed many indications that this death was the result of suicide,” Owasso Police Department Lt. Nick Boatman said in a statement. “However, investigators did not wish to confirm that information without the final results being presented by the Oklahoma Medical Examiners Office.”

Boatman would not confirm whether or not police found a note from Nex at the scene.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/death-of-nonbinary-oklahoma-teen-after-school-fight-ruled-a-suicide-officials-say

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"From the beginning of this investigation, our corrupt homophobic pigs (oh, sorry, police officers lol) observed the dire necessity for a complete coverup."

Fixed it all for them.

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Calling cops "pigs" is libelous and you should apologize. Pigs are intelligent and delicious and don't deserve to have their reputation destroyed by being compared to bullies on the public payroll!

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grin. Yes. It's true.

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Me too, kiddo. Me too.

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I take it back - I'm not totally ok.

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I'm here for you.

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And I know that, always. More just pissed off than anything. Chaya is, of course, claiming vindication...despite that this makes she and Walters even more culpable than ever. Like I said in email...which I won't reproduce in public....

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You can't imagine the fate I'd like to subject her to.

I'm quite serious.

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Ha. First chuckle I've had. Oh, I can imagine...Crip can confirm what my stated wishes were.

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I hate that person. If ever there were a human that could be called a vermin it's that Raichick troll.

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Garbage quality human without a single redeeming feature.

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She's nothing but a meaty, sweating sack of hate.

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