The day before he died, Nex was interviewed in the hospital by a school police officer. The cop insinuated to Nex that attempting to press criminal charges against the students who beat Nex up would result in Nex himself being criminally charged.

Imagine his despair knowing he had no genuine access to justice or even basic safety.

Imagine his despair when that cop told him that bullying and anti-trans slurs were facts of life he had to accept.

If readers doubt that I’m characterizing that interview accurately, they can watch it on video from many news sources.