Nex Benedict’s death not a result of trauma: Police | Morning in America

Nonbinary high school student Nex Benedict died a day after they were involved in a fight at school. Now, investigators say preliminary autopsy data reveals the Oklahoma 16-year-old did not die as a result of trauma from the altercation.
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[@playsaboutmycat]

What sort of police department releases autopsy information to the public before notifying the family?

[@djtenzen]

Regardless of the situation - regardless of gender - if a child died as a result of being beaten by fellow classmates, there is only one response: outrage.

[@vestagirl8484]

It didn’t die as a result of being “beaten” by fellow classmates. It died due to another reason. It was extremely mentally ill. It needed psychiatric treatment. People like you enable vulnerable children to end up in situations like this. Shame on you.

[@aford328]

​@@vestagirl8484You shame this person for enabling vulnerable children, yet you refer to Nex as "it". What is wrong with you?

[@vestagirl8484]

@@aford328 AGAIN: he/she/it. That is all.

[@RobertEkard]

Regardless of the truth you will create your own facts.

[@TheRealTrueCrimeAnalyst]

@@vestagirl8484What an amazing coincidence!

[@GrainneDhub-ll6vw]

Just for the sake of argument, let's say that Nex Benedict died from some very rare heart condition that had nothing to do with trauma. It's still tragic that the day before they died was not a happy day, filled with good memories with friends and family. No, it was marred with a physical fight and a trip to the ER. I mean, I'm more than old enough that dying in my sleep is a possible final outcome to my life and no one would be surprised. At my age, I think that's what most of my age cohort wants vs slowly dying of cancer or in a hospital after a massive stroke or whatever. It's awful that a 16 year old died so young but they could have had the teen version of dying in their sleep: a peaceful, happy day full of things their family could happily remember.

[@edsmart5443]

Interesting meditation, but unfortunately the bullying wasn't a single instance, but rather a pattern of terrifying abuse which many trans kids are familiar with, along with LGBTQ+ or other non conforming kids. You can of course see how unprotected they are in the response of the school and the cops. But even the cops have admitted that the way the released information was rot meant to bolster the school account. This child was not hurt by their pillow. And their murderers did not rise up out of a bed of flowers fully formed, with blood dripping from their fangs. It is the culture of the county, the police, the school board, who have been fixated on trans and gay kids, bullies themselves, who have spawned a rash of hatefilled teenagers, who will live out the end of their days, if not in prison, knowing that they deserve to be there.

[@GrainneDhub-ll6vw]

@@billyhunter144 After how much teasing, bullying, baiting and other micro-aggressions? It still doesn't make it less tragic that their last day on earth was filled with conflict and yet more proof that, as a not-straight kid, they just weren't acceptable.

[@GrainneDhub-ll6vw]

@@edsmart5443 Yeah, I was a bisexual girl back in the late 1960s and early 1970s. It wasn't easy then and I was so far in the closet that I wasn't even on the floor, I was hiding in the corner of the top shelf out of terror of what would happen to me if anyone at school ever found out. Back then, the idea that school administrations might even offer any protection was simply unimaginable to me. I mean, some of my teachers were openly racist to me (first Asian kid in school until I entered high school) and no one blinked an eye. No one saw anything wrong with a teacher standing me up in front of the entire class and saying blatantly racist things about me like I wasn't even capable of understanding them, so why would I even dream of a school administrator protecting an even more unacceptable secret of mine?

[@3spoons366]

​@billyhunter144 the "starting it" you're referring to is the throwing of water correct? Do you think it's justified for 3 girls to beat someone unconscious because 1 got water thrown at them?

[@AnoniMousen-s6k]

@@GrainneDhub-ll6vw hey I was bullied the only time I ever lashed out was when I was cornered, because you know people who are bullied don't like subjecting themselves to further abuse. I don't consider throwing water on someone for meanie no no words a right thing to do in any instance.

[@LittleMissStamper]

I would ABSOLUTELY get a second OUTSIDE, INDEPENDENT opinion

[@LittleMissStamper]

@phantagirlable I would assume like any parent.....youd want to hear the TRUTH

[@winniethepoohandeeyore2]

@phantagirlable Plus if the family wants to fork over WELL OVER 75 k to exhume, hire their own pathologist, As you said, this was an Independent opinion.

[@RobertEkard]

You'll deny that reality too

[@ryanthomas9306]

You do realize a register nurse, a physician, and a coroner cleared the situation of trauma right ????? Three different forms ..

[@MelioCai]

​@@ryanthomas9306You realize that's not confirmed information right?

[@squireboone7616]

She killed herself

[@foo2hp]

NO! She died because of bullying.

[@laraantipova389]

It does sound like she OD’ on drugs. Also from her own story she assaulted first and was the main aggressor in the fight. This is all a dumb narrative to put up pics of her when she was a little kid and paint her as a victim

[@AlexaCBrown]

Our love and prayers for Nex's family and all who loved him, or her🙏💝🙏

[@distortedpunk]

which is it? which can I be today? I always wanted to try being cajun or maybe an Australian. I was a knight when i was 6

[@vestagirl8484]

“It”

[@OhCrumbs96]

@@distortedpunk Classy.

[@bisexualsatanictrainwreck]

THEY

[@SexyBeautifulBabe]

Her .. no such thing as non binary

[@christinepark1398]

This is not believable.

[@dylanporpoise2566]

why not? you an emergency physician? have degrees and experience with life threatening head trauma and how it presents? Don't get me wrong the police and school district absolutely should be held accountable, this is absolutely heinous. Unless you have an abundance of emergency medicine experience I caution you to not jump to conclusions. There is indeed a reason physicians require the extensive education they do.

[@TheColtonStreeter]

​@@dylanporpoise2566what exactly did the police do wrong?

[@AjsKrysMomma]

I was bullied in high school and nothing was done later in life that guy killed somebody

[@Polyfusia]

Typical

[@unforeseencircumstances]

where were the protest and the outraged then? these alphabet people have so much unwarranted privileges and superficial support from the public

[@SuperChadbeck]

Drugs possibly ? Or heart condition ? But he mom was definitely to calm and Nex started the fight but regardless still sad

[@playsaboutmycat]

Many people are calm in emergencies. Some people become frantic and scream or cry - which does nothing to help the emergency and others try to think through the situation.

[@dudeonyoutube]

Gotta love how they use a 5 year old picture of the kid. We finally see how she/he looks today in the hospital clip. She was much bigger than the younger kids she attacked with water.

[@edthesled8485]

Why do people always feel the need to justify someone's death? You saying it was this CHILD'S fault for getting beat up? It was 3-on-1 wtf are you trying to say?

[@alison5009]

Why is the president’s press secretary making a statement when the death wasn’t related to the altercation?

[@tonyd3057]

Clown administration selectively comments when it fits any fake narrative they are trying to push

[@enough1494]

Go back in your cave. Thank you.

[@enough1494]

Because every child should feel safe at school. Nex was not safe at school. Bullies are trending in certain circles, remove yourself from it. It will be beneficial to you in the end of it all. God Bless…your comment stunned me!

[@alexbeltran7504]

@justbe6387they/them have been bullied for months prior that

[@luvyatubers]

​@@enough1494God was the first hater, violent, a peto file... There is no hate like Christian love. Grow up and toss the dark ages fairytales

[@PSEliz]

That’s Bull… it was Head Trauma ❤️‍🩹

[@cabococarlos1936]

My condolences ❤❤❤ for ever

[@aghost1410]

I remember when i was 16, and so much of my spirit was in Oklahoma. Please don't forget me.

[@ThatGuyz82]

Who are you?

[@lizbethy3214]

So sad and weird when news media is more concerned about respecting pronouns than in giving accurate factual news. Wojeness is destroying truth and common sence.

[@lynncollver6067]

Lies

[@thehazelnutspread]

"THEY" wanted some serious attention, didn't THEY?

[@masternoob9673]

Can they actually tell us how Dafuq she actually did die tho?? 😑

[@playsaboutmycat]

TBI can present in different ways. A slow brain bleed, a concussion, brain swelling - there are many things that could have happened but people shouldn’t listen to cops about a medical assessment.

[@BlackCatBonkers]

Hopefully there’s a toxicology report underway.

[@blue3dah375]

So these kids are allowed to murder other children?

[@mattmckinney9820]

Righhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhht...@justbe6387

[@akane11504]

⁠@justbe6387youre pathetic. so pouring water on people that have been ruthlessly bullying you warrants getting beaten? and also, in what right mind do you have to be in to try to dehumanize a DEAD CHILD by referring to them as a they/them? they have a name. use it if someone using a different set of pronouns bothers you so fucking much

[@ryanthomas9306]

They started the bullying of the three girls Go watch the police footage. Nex was yelling obscene shit at the girls all day and admits to starting it …

[@John-kv7jo]

She probably hit her head during the fight and suffered internal bleeding. By the time she was admitted to the hospital it was too late.

[@kingsleynwofe1244]

BS. Hematoma would be easily found within 5mins of autopsy once the skull is opened up

[@winniethepoohandeeyore2]

No trauma was found

[@Derail07]

You can't call it a her that's racist!

[@tonyd3057]

Did you just not listen to the story at all then??

[@CommentsAllowed]

Maybe it was some "gender affirming care" side effects.

[@playsaboutmycat]

Owassa PD Lieutenant seems to be backtracking. Also, a toxicology can be routine as part of an autopsy and not necessarily a red flag, the way law enforcement claimed. I think it’s smart to cover all bases and do the toxicology but it doesn’t necessarily point to anything. Someone (hearsay) also said the student was given a shot in the hospital. All speculation when the results of the tox screen are not back yet. Lieutenant Nick Boatman of Owassa Police Department: Boatman said the medical examiner did not explicitly tell him that Nex "did not die from something as a result of that fight." But that's how Boatman interpreted the medical examiner's comments. Boatman also said the medical examiner "emphasized they are waiting for toxicology," which Boatman interpreted as "kind of a red flag." Boatman said he is "assuming when I get that [toxicology report] back, something's going to be there." … Boatman told Popular Information that the Owasso Police "reached out to the medical examiner's office to try to head off some of this national scrutiny." …Boatman confirmed that he did not contact Nex Benedict's family before releasing the statement that included preliminary information from the medical examiner.

[@darrinstephenbartlett4435]

Where are the parents

[@tammylargent8543]

Yes I'm furious

[@vestagirl8484]

Narrative failure.

[@marmenita1962]

💔

[@50TNCSA]

nex brought in 3 other people with her and started a fight with 3 other people end of discussion

[@vladdehboiii8888]

I think the bullies should be held responsible for at least something. Trans, non-binart, or cis, doesn't matter. An innocent child died, and that is under no circumstance acceptable. Bullying is a plague upon society, as is discrimination. We need to end it, as soon as possible. I don't understand why Americans are so split on this. And the fact that people, no matter their opinion or political side, will toss the "no bullying" agenda away when it would further their own views, is just insane to me as a Norwegian.

[@jameshill4900]

You realize Nex was actually older than these younger girls who she had never even met before. Nex was the one who pursued them into the washroom and started the physical altercation. This just based on Nex's version without taking in account the younger girls version of what happened. I can't understand how people are so easy to condemn others without even knowing all the facts given officials have stated that the fight was not even the cause of death.

[@MrSophire]

James hill they want to be victims, pure and simple. They have to be victims because if they are not then they are just pathetic losers who have no personality.

[@Josh_Fredman]

This was a murder. Nex was ganged up on in the bathroom, beaten unconscious, and, despite being alert and ambulatory afterwards, was suspended for "fighting" and died the next day. Calling their death "not the result of trauma" is not a credible statement unless hard evidence is presented. The girls who murdered Nex should be held without bail pending trial. The relevant school officials and local law enforcement should also be held criminally liable. I am also mistrustful of the parents, since in many of these cases the parents are among the villains, but I admit that I don't know either way in this particular case. What I do know is that when queer people get murdered the far right never seems to care, and the people in authority always seem to conveniently sweep it under the rug. Maybe young folks will see this and learn that politics is not a "both sides" game, that it's not a game at all-that it's a matter of rights and even the very right to exist, and Republicans condone murder. Maybe young people will realize that, and get motivated to show up for elections, get motivated to organize in their communities, force their voices to be heard in civic affairs, and force the agents of fascism to go slither back under their rocks where they belong. It's the only way progress has ever happened. Here's hoping Nex's death isn't in vain.

[@psheerinhamill1]

They’re death ,wasn’t it one person?

[@dragapro]

non binary means not she not he so they

[@cbkqmom]

Yes, it was one person

[@thedavischanger]

@@dragaproThere is a singular, gender-neutral pronoun we could actually use.

[@Vulturefist]

@@thedavischangerIt? 🤔

[@salmeleons]

google "singular they"

[@ImmaTwoPops]

Well that sure puts a damper on this was a hate crime the “ press” was pushing hard

[@nonSequaciousTG]

Um the beating was STILL A HATE CRIME. It’s not a murder. Good lawd.

[@ImmaTwoPops]

@@nonSequaciousTG how do you know this person didn’t instigate the fight 🤷‍♀️

[@enjay5696]

@@nonSequaciousTGno proof it was a hate crime though

[@sanrusdyne]

​@@ImmaTwoPops how do you know they did?

[@itsMe_TheHerpes]

i don't remembetr anyone asking you anythuing about it.

[@cellphone3226]

This thing started the fight and couldnt hang. Nex will be known for being nixxed lol

[@spudermoth]

I've punched my bullies in the face before and never got killed because I identified as a straight white male at the time. There was clearly bigotry involved. It takes a lot of hatred to kill somebody over them biting back.

[@TheEmpressPalpatine]

A nice looking kid and a sad story. If I had been that kid's parents, I would have encouraged her not to identify as this strange new thing that is the latest cultural fad. Just be a girl and sort things out when you are older, I'd say. You don't need all the complexities and the clashes it brings. You need to do well in school. You don't need these distractions. When I was a kid, I was a girl who sometimes liked to do boy things. I was a bit "unladylike" my mom used to say. They called it back in the 1970's a "Tom Boy." It wasn't uncommon for a girl to not be girlish or a boy to be a bit effeminate, but nobody thought anything about it much. Most people grew up and ended up going the way of their biological gender. A few were gay when they grew up. We are making childhood way too complicated, and the kids suffer for it.

[@ely3693]

you want your kids to be something that their not... parents are supposed to love their kids, to be who they are and give them support and you want your kids to shy away and to put a mask on, to pretend they are happy when they might not be. You say its to keep them safe, but thats just keeping yourself safe to what others might say. Kids are meant to run free, to not hide or be ashame of themselves.

[@tukicat1399]

No YOU are making things hard for children, YOU are the problem... how many more children have to die before YOU grow the fuck up and accept people for who they are..

[@terrabranf0rd]

That's not a girl it's a gay homeless drug addict guy who's probably 50

[@jkzfamily4090]

I agree they doing the most. All these demands, name calling, forcefully teaching this unnecessary things in schools while kids can't even read their level. No more classes of life skills they can actually use. What she's saying is let kids be kids without the medication n everything else that comes with it. We should be encouraging self love, self acceptance , learning about yourself for who you truly are, kids learn, grow change their minds often. It's better without the self mutilating and lifetime commitment .

[@ely3693]

@@jkzfamily4090 better for who exactly? Better for you? Around 44% of children who identify with LGBTQ+ think about ending their life each year with around a 14% success rate. Over 50% of trans and nonbinary children think about ending their lives with a almost 20% success rate. You want kids to have self love and be true to who they are without them changing. But the numbers show that without change these kids are suffering and would rather end their lives than play pretend or wait till they are older. Many of them don’t get to celebrate their 21st birthdays all because they’re parents wanted them to stay in a box and play pretend to make their lives better all because it’s easier for the parents.

[@aghost1410]

I remember when we understood the spirit of why we realized how INNOCENT trans people are.

[@mtnshelby7059]

Extreme self harm?

[@aghost1410]

I am horrified that this person is potentially a trafficking victim. Because the people threatening these people, are holding ransoms over innocent victims as a terrorist symbol.

[@tammylargent8543]

Wth are you talking about? Nex was not a trafficking victim. She was a bullying victim??

[@distortedpunk]

I still dont get what non binary means. and I cant care anymore.

[@jenergy5]

It's pretty simple, spelled out in its terminology. Non-binary. Binary is male/female. Non-binary people don't fall into either category neatly, so they are non-binary. This really isn't hard, and you pretending like it is is part of what keeps non-binary people unsafe.

[@enough1494]

We are, after all, human beings. Peace and love to you as well. Sad days we are all enduring!

[@ryanthomas9306]

@@enough1494yah and it was still a woman… she shouldn’t think she’s special