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Last words of Elijah McClain (Original Post)
Stargleamer
Jun 2020
OP
the three officers that killed him: Nathan Woodyard, Jason Rosenblatt and Randy Roedema
Demovictory9
Jun 2020
#6
FM123
(10,054 posts)1. I have no words.
Demovictory9
(32,472 posts)2. kick
I'm guessing his last words were recorded?
tishaLA
(14,176 posts)7. The body cam footage is soul-crushing.
It haunts me.
live love laugh
(13,124 posts)4. .
tishaLA
(14,176 posts)5. i sob every time I read them.
I sob every time I think of them.
"All I was trying to do was become better."
"I'm just different."
I cry when I type them, too.
He deserved so much better.
Demovictory9
(32,472 posts)6. the three officers that killed him: Nathan Woodyard, Jason Rosenblatt and Randy Roedema
What happened to the police officers?
After Mr. McClains death, Officers Woodyard, Rosenblatt and Roedema were placed on administrative leave, but they have all since been reinstated.
https://www.nytimes.com/article/who-was-elijah-mcclain.html
Cha
(297,574 posts)9. Murderous Assholes should never have been re-
instated.
Delphinus
(11,840 posts)8. ...
WhiskeyGrinder
(22,404 posts)10. Fuck. The. Police.
Ferrets are Cool
(21,109 posts)11. This is the most horrendous murder
Words fail me to explain the horror I feel. I am literally sick.
Ferrets are Cool
(21,109 posts)12. Why are these MURDERERS not in prison, rotting for life?
Because we have a corrupt law enforcement system. It must be torn down and rebuilt.