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OutOfExile_IDR § Voice ®™️Justice for Elijah McClain – Trial Update for Friday, Oct 6th: ⚠️ CW: Police Violence against People with Invisible Disabilities. Forensic pathologist, Dr. Roger Mitchell resumed his testimony for the prosecution Friday. A large portion of the questioning was in redirect of the defense's cross-examination of Mitchell yesterday. Prosecutors rested their case following the testimony of the expert witness. The jury was then excused for an extended period of legal wrangling by attorneys, over definition of certain terms. One of the attorneys for defendants, Roedema and Rosenblatt also argued that, none of the witnesses directly implicated either of the accused officers. Citing that testimony focused on conduct of "officers" in general, they again shifted blame to the ketamine and paramedics.In the afternoon session, the officer's attorneys requested a detailed written account of the complaints against the defendants, known as a bill of particulars. With the jury still absent, attorneys for the accused continued their argument about "officer" implication and ketamine as the cause of death. Rosenblatt's attorney raised the question; could his client have known in advance, that EMTs would issue a fatal dose of ketamine to Elijah McClain? He answered himself saying, "...no." Attorneys for each of the defendants also filed a "Motion for Judgment of Acquittal", under rule 29 of Colorado law. It's an option afforded to the defense in criminal trials, once prosecutors have finished presenting their case. Motion, denied! After the court asked Roedema and Rosenblatt if they would be testifying, the defense ultimately, called no witnesses and rested their case. It seems they will be using evidence presented by the prosecution to refute the claims, that the two officers were responsible for killing Elijah McClain.A pretrial proceeding in the case of the first officer on the scene, Nathan Woodyard, is scheduled for Monday. Woodyard, who's being tried alone, put his hands on Elijah within 10 seconds of exiting his vehicle. Roedema and Rosenblatt arrived seconds later, further escalating the interaction with the 23-year-old autistic man. It's likely, Woodyard's defense may also shift blame to paramedics while attempting to separate the accused from the actions of the other two officers on trial. He is also charged with manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, and assault. Jurors in the Roedema and Rosenblatt trial will return to court Tuesday, when closing argument are expected to begin.Click here 🧠 for the full account of what was done to Elijah.OutOfExile_IDR 2023<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JusticeForElijahMcClain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JusticeForElijahMcClain</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BLM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BLM</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DisabilityJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DisabilityJustice</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SocialJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SocialJustice</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ActuallyAutistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ActuallyAutistic</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoJusticeNoPeace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NoJusticeNoPeace</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StopKillingUs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#StopKillingUs</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ICantBreathe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ICantBreathe</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/InvisibleDisabilityRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#InvisibleDisabilityRights</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PoliceViolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PoliceViolence</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SayMyName" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SayMyName</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/disabilityjustice" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@disabilityjustice</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/disability" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@disability</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/actuallyautistics" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@actuallyautistics</a>

OutOfExile_IDR § Voice ®™️Justice for Elijah McClain – Trial Update for Tuesday–Thursday (Oct 3rd, 4th and 5th): ⚠️ CW: Police Violence against People with Invisible Disabilities. Photo – eye contact.Tuesday, Oct 3rd: The day began with the judge ruling that all witnesses must testify in person, which means, witnesses in Minnesota and Tennessee will be forced to travel to Colorado to give their testimony. Judge Mark Warner also "partially" sustained a request from the defense who wants to ask a witness about McClain's drug use and hospitalization for "LSD intoxication" in 2016.Dr. Stephen Cina, the "contracted" pathologists who performed the original "undetermined" autopsy on McClain, took the stand during the afternoon session. The account of the autopsy conclusion is details in Elijah's full story, linked below. In September 2022, after the grand jury indictment was handed down, Cina changed the original Adams County corner's 2019 autopsy. Though he amended the cause of death to "ketamine administration following forcible restraint", the (MOD) manner of death remained "undetermined", not "homicide". The doctor also claimed that he asked for body cam footage, witness statements and additional records in 2019 but, claims he "didn't get everything". Samples of McClain's brain, heart and lungs were tested, indicating that portions of the brain swollen which, Dr. Cina attributed to lack of oxygen. He also said the lungs were twice the original size because of inflammation associated with "aspirated vomit". Emails obtained through an open records request revealed that Adams County coroner Monica Broncucia-Jordan met with the Aurora officers that were investigating the killing of Elijah McClain, before the autopsy's "undetermined" MOD conclusion was reached. Cina also testified that two Aurora investigators were in attendance during the autopsy, while the actions of APD officers were under "review". These two events, in conjunction with the timing of the "undetermined" autopsy findings, are highly questionable. Did these occurrences have influence on Dr. Cina's conclusion? Is this another example of the perversion of justice, by those who facilitate that system?The witness claimed he change the autopsy after reviewing body camera footage, saying he believes restraint played a role in the death. In his original autopsy, Dr. Cina said, he believed Elijah had recovered from the carotid hold based on his apology after vomiting. He testified that McClain choked on vomit while wearing a mask during the "struggle" with officers, and again after being injected with ketamine. Despite his testimony on the increased size of McClain's lungs, Cina said he's still not sure if the aspiration caused his death. He also testified that Elijah would likely have recovered, "if not for the ketamine". Ultimately, Dr. Cina's testimony seems to indicate, he still can't, or won't make an accurate conclusive decision. Wednesday, Oct 4th: The court was dismissed around 11 AM after only two witnesses took the stand. After some legal wrangling with the judge, Ron Ryan an Atty Gen. investigator took the stand. He spoke to the jury about the location of the incident after a map of Elijah's route was admitted into evidence, along with his jacket, shirt, pants, shoes, and earbuds. Ryan's testimony brought attention to a "red substance" found on several of the items. One of Elisha's coworkers at the massage therapy business gave very brief testimony before court was adjourned at approximately 10:51 AM. The prosecution revealed that its final witness of the day would not arrive in Denver until later Wednesday evening. Thursday, Oct 5th: The prosecution called forensic pathologist Roger A. Mitchell Jr., the chair of the Department of Pathology at Howard University College of medicine in DC. He was contracted by the office of the Atty Gen to review the case, and subsequently submitted an additional autopsy report for the grand jury's investigation. Mitchell's autopsy reported that, the carotid hold and aspiration of fluid and vomit were a "result" of "forcible restraint" by the officers. He concluded that the actions of the officers and the overdose of ketamine are what killed McClain. The prosecution introduced autopsy photographs showing "abrasions and scrapes", and played body cam footage from the night of August 24, 2019. Dr. Mitchell said that the abrasions were caused by the carotid hold, and that Elijah's neck showed evidence of "blunt trauma", as well as broken blood vessels in his eyes. This seems to indicate that extreme force was applied to his neck by police. After being shown the body camera footage, the expert witness was asked to give his impressions of when Elijah began to show signs of respiratory distress during the interaction. He also addressed the paramedics diagnosis of "excited delirium".Dr. Mitchell's testimony provided definitive evidence indicating the culpability of Roedema and Rosenblatt in the murder. The defense interrupted the testimony with numerous objections throughout. The witness said he does not believe in "excited delirium as a medical diagnosis". After viewing the footage, Mitchell also testified in that McClain's actions and condition did not support claims of such a diagnosis. He gave detailed statements about Elijah's actions and statements in the footage including, when he told police that he was was experiencing pain. The doctor said, "… If we believe this notion of excited delirium, one of the things with excited delirium is that you're impervious to pain and that response objectively tells us that he's not impervious to pain, that he's responding to painful stimuli is being placed upon him" [SIC]. With the damning evidence presented thus far, it's not looking good for the two officers being tried for the murder. I'd imagine, this is little consolation for Elijah's mom Sheenen, who was in the courtroom today. Testimony resumes on Friday.[Correction: With many sources conflicting with one another throughout the course of this case, including discrepancies of Elisha's age, I'd like to clarify a couple of points about my articles. With limited pretrial coverage, some of the court dates for the three trials of the five accused first responders have been changed. I previously reported that the trial for the paramedics was to begin in August, as one source stated. With the multitude of changes, it's been hard to keep up sometimes. I also erroneously describe some of the officers as "former" when in fact, they are suspended without pay. My apologies for these inconsistencies.]Click below for the full account of what was done to Elijah. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/@OutOfExile_IDR_Voice/110811804572042699" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://kolektiva.social/@OutOfExile_IDR_Voice/110811804572042699</a>OutOfExile_IDR 2023<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JusticeForElijahMcClain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JusticeForElijahMcClain</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BLM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BLM</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DisabilityJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DisabilityJustice</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SocialJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SocialJustice</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoJusticeNoPeace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NoJusticeNoPeace</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StopKillingUs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#StopKillingUs</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ICantBreathe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ICantBreathe</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/InvisibleDisabilityRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#InvisibleDisabilityRights</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PoliceViolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PoliceViolence</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SayMyName" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SayMyName</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/disabilityjustice" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@disabilityjustice</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/disability" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@disability</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/actuallyautistic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@actuallyautistic</a>

OutOfExile_IDR § Voice ®™️Justice for Elijah McClain – Trial Update for Friday Sept 29th: ⚠️ CW: Police Violence against People with Invisible Disabilities.On Friday, a "Force and Control Tactics Instructor" from the "Federal Law Enforcement Training Center" was called by the prosecution. Dr. Marc Brown, is also a specialist in "de-escalation, constitutional policing, diversity and community trust building" for Polis Solutions, <a href="https://www.polis-solutions.net/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.polis-solutions.net/</a> and was previously an police officer for 14 years.Prosecuting attorney, Jonathan Bunge, showed segments of the body cam footage from August 24, 2019, the night the world suffered the loss of Elijah McClain. Bunge asked the expert witness to give his opinion on the officer's actions in the video. The questioning was focused on whether the officers on trial followed Aurora PD training, which was the subject of Sgt. Kevin Smith's testimony Thursday. During cross-examination, the attorneys of the officers on trial for the murder, once again, focused on shifting blame to the paramedics administering the ketamine. He argued that it was the paramedics and not the officers, who did not properly care for Elijah McClain. Considering the whole account, none of them cared for him the way they should have, as professionals, or as human beings. That's just my legally insignificant opinion.Dr. Brown testified that the officers did not adhere to the trainings they were given saying, they "should have listened" to Elijah when he pleaded, "I just can't breathe correctly". He went on to say, they were trained to "check on" a person in "respiratory distress", and immediately call for "medical assistance". In my view: Instead of doing their "duty" to "serve and protect", they told paramedics stories about "crazy strength" and gun grabbing, with no mention of Elijah's critical state. Equally, the paramedics injected the overdose of ketamine without checking his vitals or attempting to talk to him, solely based on the scenario presented by the assailant officers. "Excited delirium" was the EMTs' unfounded snap diagnosis. The defense attempted to shift blame to the sergeant on duty, during it's cross-examination.During the more than four hours testimony of Mark Brown, one particular statement seemed all-encompassing of the accused failure to perform their duty: "My opinion is that during the restraint their actions were inconsistent with this directive. During the restraint, Mr. McClain several times complained that he was having trouble breathing and during the restraint period there was no indication that they monitored his breathing or pulse. And when he complained of having trouble breathing, there was no adjustment made to him and he was on his side at the time."; Brown testified.The trial has yet to touch on the unnecessary force seemingly used by defendants, Roedema and Rosenblatt. Not only did they not care for Elijah, the audio from the doffed body cams suggest to me, they were still roughing him up in the early stages of his distress, at least. The whole time they seemed to be acting out a scenario of resistance for the cameras lying on the grass. This is just my impression from watching the footage. Elijah was still handcuffed and wearing the mask, which almost certainly contributed to his inability to breathe. If I were a jury of 12 in this trial, the body cam footage would be enough for the case to have been long since decided.Other witnesses included an Aurora PD CSI that photographed the Adams County coroner's autopsy, and officer Darren Dunson. The prosecution showed the body cam footage of Dunson, who came on the scene after McClain had been assaulted and restrained. 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OutOfExile_IDR § Voice ®™️Justice for Elijah McClain – Trial Update for Thursday Sept 28: ⚠️ CW: Police Violence against People with Invisible Disabilities.Several witnesses took the stand today including forensic toxicologist Michael Lamb from NMS labs in Pennsylvania. He testified that the only substances found in Maclean's blood were ketamine and cannabis. Lamb calculated that McClain had been given 7.7 milligrams per kilogram, whereas a typical anesthetic dose for sedation is 4-6 miligrams. The dose given to McClain was more likely to render a person unconscious and require assistance breathing. The Attorney for the defense focused on the Marijuana found in Maclean's system but, Lamb said he could not speak to how it may have affected his behavior, or if he had used it on the day of the incident. The defense attorneys fixation on cannabis, seemed to me as if he was clutching at "reefer madness" straws.Also taking the stand today was Sgt. Kevin Smith, who oversees Aurora police trainings. Prosecutors dispelled the myth incorporated in their training that claimed "if someone can talk, then there able to breathe". Smith testified, "It's a pervasive phrase, but we're addressing it because an officer can be blind to certain signs if they truly believe it's true.… A person could be able to talk but still have an issue with respirations." Smith also said that in the case of respiratory distress, officers should call for medical assistance and provide aid themselves.The Sgt. was also asked about training in regard to use of the carotid hold that was applied to McClain more than once on the night of his death. This tactic restricts blood flow to the brain rendering the person unconscious. Smith testified there are protocols about using the carotid hold, including not to use it repeatedly. He stated, "Once they come back to consciousness, we want to kind of start a little timer and say, hey, if they're not coherent, if they're not answering questions, if they're not appearing normal in that 30 seconds, then it's a medical emergency... We need to update rescue and provide first aid if we need to." In my personal review of the three hours of body cam footage from multiple officers on scene, they seemed more concerned with weaving a tail of resistance by Elijah McClain for the body cam audio and other responders. The carotid hold was used twice on Elijah McClain who was not provided any medical attention by police. He never regained consciousness after it was employed. The trial resumes on Friday.Click here 🧠 for the full account of what was done to Elijah.<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JusticeForElijahMcClain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JusticeForElijahMcClain</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BLM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BLM</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DisabilityJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DisabilityJustice</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SocialJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SocialJustice</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoJusticeNoPeace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NoJusticeNoPeace</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StopKillingUs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#StopKillingUs</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ICantBreathe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ICantBreathe</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/InvisibleDisabilityRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#InvisibleDisabilityRights</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PoliceViolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PoliceViolence</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/disabilityjustice" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@disabilityjustice</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/disability" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@disability</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/actuallyautistic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@actuallyautistic</a>

OutOfExile_IDR § Voice ®™️Justice for Elijah McClain – Trial Update for Wednesday Sept 27:Yesterday, after a late start because of a late juror, former Aurora police Capt. Stephen Redfearn took the stand. He testified that he had changed the dispatch log from "suspicious person" to "assault on a police officer". This change was made with no investigation or corroborating evidence, such as viewing body camera footage or interviewing the responding officers.Redfearn testified, "before this call was closed out, based upon the information that was provided to me by the sergeants, it went from a suspicious person to an assault based on the information. And so I changed it so would accurately reflect the information I had been provided". This is exactly how such misinformation becomes believed pseudo-fact, causing many to make judgments without confirmation or proof. "Procedures" like this are also a contributing factor in crimes committed by police, that are ultimately, swept away from the public eye. There are proven examples, supported by evidence in numerous cases, in which police lied to protect fellow officers or cover-up facts. The Eddie Irizarry case in Philadelphia is a prime example of this. The former Capt Redfearn, who altered the log, was the only witness to take the stand.Wednesday's proceeding was filled with attorneys for both sides engaging in several heated "off the record" sidebar discussions. The defense took issue with late disclosures regarding certain witnesses. During the days proceedings, defense attorney Harvey Steinberg argued for a mistrial two separate times. The trial resumed today, beginning with Attorney Steinberg asking for Roedema and Rosenblatt's trials to be severed. Once again, he requested a mistrial. The judge responded saying that, he has not seen all the evidence in the case, therefore, cannot decide on separating the trials of the two defendants. He also denied the defenses motion for a mistrial. The nurse who drew blood from Elijah McClain on August 24, Andrea Libhart, also gave her very short testimony this morning.Click here 🧠 for Elijah's full story.<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ActuallyAutistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ActuallyAutistic</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BLM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BLM</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DisabilityJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DisabilityJustice</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SocialJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SocialJustice</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoJusticeNoPeace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NoJusticeNoPeace</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StopKillingUs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#StopKillingUs</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ICantBreathe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ICantBreathe</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/InvisibleDisabilityRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#InvisibleDisabilityRights</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PoliceViolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PoliceViolence</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JusticeForElijahMcClain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JusticeForElijahMcClain</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#disability</a><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/disabilityjustice" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@disabilityjustice</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/disability" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@disability</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/actuallyautistic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@actuallyautistic</a>

OutOfExile_IDR § Voice ®™️Justice for Elijah McClain – Testimony Resumed on Tuesday.The murder trial for two of the officers charged in the death of Elijah McClain continued on Tuesday. Security footage from the Shell gas station where McClain purchased iced tea moments before being confronted by police, was shown in court. McClain is shown completing his transaction and bowing in respect to the customer in line behind him. The owner of the gas station was questioned by the defense about McClain wearing a mask and coat on the warm summer night. The defense attorney asked "... you are telling me that it wouldn't give you pause for concern?", to which the witness responded, "No, it all depends on the persons, demeanor." Elisha wore those garments for medical reasons.The defense also argued that Maclean's "resistance" to officers, could have contributed to his death by making it harder for him to breathe. They have repeatedly attempted to shift blame to the paramedics that administered ketamine despite the body camera footage that documents officers requesting the drugging of Elijah. The 911 call that reported a "sketchy" individual wearing a mask was also played in the courtroom. McClain was a 23-year-old autistic black man whose death generated public outcry across the world. The trial will continue today.Click here 🧠 for more on what they did to Elijah McClain.<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Justice4Elijah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Justice4Elijah</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BLM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BLM</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DisabilityJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DisabilityJustice</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SocialJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SocialJustice</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoJusticeNoPeace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NoJusticeNoPeace</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StopKillingUs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#StopKillingUs</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ICantBreathe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ICantBreathe</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/InvisibleDisabilityRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#InvisibleDisabilityRights</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PoliceViolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PoliceViolence</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JusticeForElijahMcClain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JusticeForElijahMcClain</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/disabilityjustice" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@disabilityjustice</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/disability" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@disability</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/actuallyautistic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@actuallyautistic</a>

OutOfExile_IDR § Voice ®™️JUSTICE FOR ELIJAH MCCLAIN TRIAL UPDATE: FRIDAY– DAY 3Elijah McClain's mother left the courtroom in tears on Friday after body cam footage of his final moments were shown. Aurora Colorado PD has a long history demonstrating a "pattern and practice" of victimizing and harming POC and people with invisible disabilities. Elijah's "behavior" during the encounter was not that of a criminal in defiance but, a harmless person with invisible disabilities.Lawyers for the officers accused of murder have attempted to shift blame to the paramedics had injected him with ketamine.Click here 🧠 to read Elijah McClain's full story.<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Justice4Elijah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Justice4Elijah</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BLM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BLM</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DisabilityJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DisabilityJustice</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SocialJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SocialJustice</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoJusticeNoPeace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NoJusticeNoPeace</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StopKillingUs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#StopKillingUs</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ICantBreathe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ICantBreathe</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/InvisibleDisabilityRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#InvisibleDisabilityRights</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PoliceViolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PoliceViolence</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/acab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#acab</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JusticeForElijahMcClain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JusticeForElijahMcClain</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/disabilityjustice" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@disabilityjustice</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/disability" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@disability</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/actuallyautistics" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@actuallyautistics</a> <a href="https://www.chron.com/news/article/video-of-elijah-mcclain-s-stop-by-police-shown-as-18383356.php" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.chron.com/news/article/video-of-elijah-mcclain-s-stop-by-police-shown-as-18383356.php</a>

OutOfExile_IDR § Voice ®™️JUSTICE FOR ELIJAH MCCLAIN – FIRST TRIAL BEGINS:The trial of two of the five accused murderers of Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old autistic black man, is finally underway four years after his death. Opening statements began yesterday in the trial of former officers Randy Roedema and Jason Rosenblatt. The two are facing felony charges of criminally negligent homicide, manslaughter and assault. Today, the prosecution called their first witnesses and presented body cam footage. Two versions of the videos were submitted into evidence, the original, and one that had been enhanced for sound clarity and brightness.After the defense argued that the videos had been "manipulated", the judge ruled that the enhanced video would be allowed but, instructed jurors to "disregard anything seen or heard in the enhanced video if they could not see or hear it in the original".Click here 🧠 to read Elijah McClain's full story.Body cam footage presented in court today: <a href="https://sentinelcolorado.com/metro/bodycam-footage-of-elijah-mcclains-death-presented-in-trial-of-2-officers-charged-with-homicide/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://sentinelcolorado.com/metro/bodycam-footage-of-elijah-mcclains-death-presented-in-trial-of-2-officers-charged-with-homicide/</a>Opening statements yesterday: <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/20/us/elijah-mcclain-death-trial/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/20/us/elijah-mcclain-death-trial/index.html</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Justice4Elijah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Justice4Elijah</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BLM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BLM</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DisabilityJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DisabilityJustice</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SocialJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SocialJustice</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoJusticeNoPeace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NoJusticeNoPeace</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StopKillingUs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#StopKillingUs</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ICantBreathe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ICantBreathe</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/InvisibleDisabilityRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#InvisibleDisabilityRights</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JusticeForElijahMcClain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JusticeForElijahMcClain</a>@disabilityjustice @disability @actuallyautistics

OutOfExile_IDR § Voice ®™️<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JusticeForElijahMcClain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JusticeForElijahMcClain</a> February 25, 1996 - August 30, 2019 – Four years ago.Elijah McClain would often spend his lunch break at the shelter near his work playing his violin for what he called, lonely kittens". RIPUpdate: Jury selection began yesterday (September 15) click 🧠 here for his story.(CW graphic)<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ICantBreathe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ICantBreathe</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ImJustDifferent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ImJustDifferent</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EndAbleism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EndAbleism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EndRacism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EndRacism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SocialJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SocialJustice</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/cats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cats</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/caturday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#caturday</a>

OutOfExile_IDR § Voice ®™️Justice for Elijah McClain – Murder Trials Update:Tomorrow marks four years since Elijah McClain died as a result of his interactions with Aurora Colorado police and paramedics but, none of the five accused murderer's trials have even begun.On August 17, the Colorado Atty. Gen.'s office dropped some of the charges against two of the accused officers, Rosenblatt and Rodema. "Sentence enhancer" charges of "Crime of Violence" were withdrawn from the case because, they were deemed "repetitive and unnecessary" by the AG's office. The sentence enhancers provide for mandatory prison sentences and can increase incarceration time for those convicted. An AG representative said that dropping those charges "would not affect the amount of time the officers might spend in prison if convicted". All five are still charged with Manslaughter and Criminally Negligent Homicide. Rosenblatt and Rodema are now set to go to trial on September 18.The trial of the two paramedics charged, Peter Cichuniec and Jeremy Cooper, was reportedly scheduled for August 7 but, is now set for Nov. 27 with a pre-trial conference on Nov. 2. At this time, the paramedics are still facing "sentences enhancer" charges of "Crime of Violence". Cooper administered the ketamine to McClain, according to the indictment. In an August 4 "motions hearing", attorneys for the third officer and fifth accused murderer, Nathan Woodyard argued that Woodyard became distraught as the other two officers held McClain down. He will face trial alone in October. Click here for 🧠 the full story of what happened to Elijah McClain.OutOfExile_IDR<a href="https://www.denverpost.com/2023/08/21/elijah-mcclain-case-aurora-charges-reduced-officers-rosenblatt-roedema/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.denverpost.com/2023/08/21/elijah-mcclain-case-aurora-charges-reduced-officers-rosenblatt-roedema/</a><a href="https://denvergazette.com/aurora/elijah-mcclain-cops-sentence-enhancers-dropped/article_7c1fbe14-4066-11ee-85c1-cf5c4976a86f.html#tncms-source=infinity-scroll-summary-siderail-next" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://denvergazette.com/aurora/elijah-mcclain-cops-sentence-enhancers-dropped/article_7c1fbe14-4066-11ee-85c1-cf5c4976a86f.html#tncms-source=infinity-scroll-summary-siderail-next</a>Woodyard "motions hearing" <a href="https://www.coloradopolitics.com/courts/elijah-mcclain-case-motions-hearing-upcoming-trials/article_9938ee23-a307-55dd-a579-b7ba532a7bc0.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.coloradopolitics.com/courts/elijah-mcclain-case-motions-hearing-upcoming-trials/article_9938ee23-a307-55dd-a579-b7ba532a7bc0.html</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JusticeForElijahMcClain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JusticeForElijahMcClain</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ICantBreathe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ICantBreathe</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ImJustDifferent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ImJustDifferent</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ActuallyAutistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ActuallyAutistic</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BLM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BLM</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/InvisibleDisabilityRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#InvisibleDisabilityRights</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EndAbleism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EndAbleism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EndRacism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EndRacism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#disability</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DisabilityCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DisabilityCommunity</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SocialJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SocialJustice</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PoliceViolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PoliceViolence</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StopKillingUs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#StopKillingUs</a><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/disabilityjustice" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@disabilityjustice</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/disability" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@disability</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/actuallyautistics" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@actuallyautistics</a>

OutOfExile_IDR § Voice ®™️Violins Not Violence"WHY ARE YOU IN RIOT GEAR!? WE DON'T SEE NO RIOT HERE!"Police respond to the violin vigil for Elijah McClain with aggression and violence. If you don't know who Elijah McClain is, take some time to learn and remember his name. The trial of paramedics that killed him starts Monday, while police perpetrators go on trial for homicide beginning next month.Click 🧠 here for what happened to Elijah. Do you remember? <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JusticeForElijahMcClain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JusticeForElijahMcClain</a> Protests Video: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mavxlTN0pSY" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mavxlTN0pSY</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Justice4Elijah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Justice4Elijah</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BLM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BLM</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EndAbleism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EndAbleism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EndRacism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EndRacism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SocialJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SocialJustice</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EndBigotry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EndBigotry</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoJusticeNoPeace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NoJusticeNoPeace</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StopKillingUs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#StopKillingUs</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ICantBreathe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ICantBreathe</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/InvisibleDisabilityRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#InvisibleDisabilityRights</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StopPoliceViolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#StopPoliceViolence</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SocialJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SocialJustice</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TearDownTheWall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TearDownTheWall</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ElijahMcClain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ElijahMcClain</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/hero" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hero</a><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/disabilityjustice" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@disabilityjustice</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/disability" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@disability</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/actuallyautistics" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@actuallyautistics</a>

OutOfExile_IDR § Voice ®™️Remembering Elijah."Thousands Call for Justice For Elijah McClain In a Day of Music and Marching": <a href="https://www.cpr.org/2020/06/27/music-and-marches-to-honor-elijah-mcclain-and-call-for-reforms/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.cpr.org/2020/06/27/music-and-marches-to-honor-elijah-mcclain-and-call-for-reforms/</a>Click here 🧠 here for his story.<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Justice4Elijah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Justice4Elijah</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BLM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BLM</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EndAbleism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EndAbleism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EndRacism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EndRacism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SocialJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SocialJustice</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EndBigotry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EndBigotry</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoJusticeNoPeace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NoJusticeNoPeace</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StopKillingUs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#StopKillingUs</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ICantBreathe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ICantBreathe</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/InvisibleDisabilityRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#InvisibleDisabilityRights</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JusticeForElijahMcClain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JusticeForElijahMcClain</a><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/disabilityjustice" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@disabilityjustice</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/disability" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@disability</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/actuallyautistics" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@actuallyautistics</a>

OutOfExile_IDR § Voice ®™️Elijah McClain - Always Remembered. Click here 🧠 for his story.<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BLM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BLM</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JusticeForElijahMcClain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JusticeForElijahMcClain</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DisabilityJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DisabilityJustice</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StopPoliceViolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#StopPoliceViolence</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/disabilityjustice" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@disabilityjustice</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/disability" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@disability</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/actuallyautistics" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@actuallyautistics</a>

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