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*[https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/02/teen-beaten-to-death-in-a-school-bathroom-bullying-attack-the-school-didnt-call-an-ambulance/ Teen beaten to death in a school bathroom bullying attack. The school didn’t call an ambulance.]
::Nex Benedict — a nonbinary, Native American, 16-year-old sophomore — was reportedly beaten to death on February 7 by three older female students in the bathroom of Owasso High School in Oklahoma. The school refused to call an ambulance for the injured teen and didn’t inform police of the attack until Benedict was later admitted into the hospital — they died from their injuries the next day.<br>(Jorge Martinez , LGBTQ Nation, July 10, 2023) <!-- Added 2-10-24-->
*[https://www.yahoo.com/news/column-pedophile-panic-coming-political-110051169.html Column: Pedophile panic and coming political violence. What the Paul Pelosi case revealed]
*[https://www.yahoo.com/news/column-pedophile-panic-coming-political-110051169.html Column: Pedophile panic and coming political violence. What the Paul Pelosi case revealed]
::A unicorn costume, a hammer and a belief that pedophiles are using public schools to destroy democracy: The trial of David DePape for attacking Paul Pelosi was strange and disturbing.<br> (Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, November 24, 2023) <!-- Added 11-26-23-->  
::A unicorn costume, a hammer and a belief that pedophiles are using public schools to destroy democracy: The trial of David DePape for attacking Paul Pelosi was strange and disturbing.<br> (Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, November 24, 2023) <!-- Added 11-26-23-->  

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Nex Benedict — a nonbinary, Native American, 16-year-old sophomore — was reportedly beaten to death on February 7 by three older female students in the bathroom of Owasso High School in Oklahoma. The school refused to call an ambulance for the injured teen and didn’t inform police of the attack until Benedict was later admitted into the hospital — they died from their injuries the next day.
(Jorge Martinez , LGBTQ Nation, July 10, 2023)
A unicorn costume, a hammer and a belief that pedophiles are using public schools to destroy democracy: The trial of David DePape for attacking Paul Pelosi was strange and disturbing.
(Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, November 24, 2023)
Lee confronted two teenagers Friday night – a 17- and 18-year-old – at a restaurant in Pontiac. He accused one of being a pedophile and punched him, according to the police news release. (Jessica Xing and Zoe Sottile, CNN, October 1, 2023)
A young black boy has made an impassioned speech about racism at an Oregon city council meeting after he experienced discrimination at school. Gavin Alston, 10, bravely spoke up in the room full of adults and told council members how unfair it was that kids called him a 'monkey' and the N-word in his fourth grade class.
(Claudia Aoraha, Daily Mail, June 16, 2023)
Five Proud Boys, armed with a semi-automatic rifle and a handgun, intimidated children and parents attending a monthly all-ages drag event inside a wine and tea shop in Salt Lake City, Utah on January 20. The event’s organizers have temporarily paused all future performances to plan a response and ways to ensure attendees’ safety.
( Daniel Villarreal, LGBTQ Nation, Febuary 1, 2023)
Long before QAnon and Pizzagate reared their heads, another element supposedly dedicated to protecting children has been doing more harm than good. Namely, vigilante outfits that take the law into their own hands to track down suspected pedophiles. More often than not, their tactics cross the line into cyberbullying or worse. In the process, these vigilantes make prosecuting their targets difficult, if not impossible—even when there is clear evidence of wrongdoing.
(Darrell Lucus, 2022 ,Daily Kos, July 6, 2022 )