Exactly! I cried! And all the pink! I cried even more! The vigil and everything. Brianna touched a lot of lives. Need more people like her. This world needs love not monsters.
I can’t even imagine living and enduring that kind of cruel irony of meeting my best friend in person at her funeral, much less the crimes and pain inflicted on Brianna.
i couldn't even imagine if one of my internet friends was murdered and the only chance i got to meet them was at their funeral. how absolutely devastating.
The “Girl you better not be dead” text breaks my heart. I lost my best friend in HS and found out she had passed after I wasn’t getting a reply from her all day and I texted “you didn’t die on me did you?” You feel so terrible for making a joke that, if your friend was alive, they would chuckle at, but they’re not.
My great friend and neighbor passed 5 weeks ago today. We were supposed to meet that morning for our usual morning walk. When he didn’t show up or answer calls, I texted him “ you alive over there”? When I hadn’t heard back from him still I called police for a wellness check and was told 4 hours later he had a heart attack the night before! When I found this out I felt horrible and then felt worse because of the text I sent!
A guy from my high school class murdered a trans girl i knew. This was a very small school in the countryside of Sweden. I did meet the girl at a big party where I left my friends to spend the night with her. She was life, she was brightness and darkness and swept me right away with her chaos. She was beautiful and kind, her name was Emilia Lundberg. This murder didnt get any recognition and was brushed under the rug because drugs was involved. HIS name was Andreas Andersson (his identity was protected and his name not mentioned by media). HE GOT 15 YEARS. He was 21 and got 15 years because of his age for the brutal murder of Emilia. She was found in the river going through the town, stabbed and beaten to death. I will always remember her, and the vile injustice of this case.
Honestly it's so fucking stupid how some cases and murderers get let off the hook because "They were under the influence!" "They were on drugs!" "They have mental issues!". Honestly I think the justice system needs a reboot because it's becoming a joke on how many people get let loose because of small things even after committing an undoable crime. I'm genuinely sorry for your loss xx. I hope Emilia finally gets her justice and that Andreas Andersson gets what's coming to him. Fly high Emilia xx 🕊🤍🕊🤍
@@SuperstarMelodii yeah and we in scandinavia live to talk about how good our system is, but we don’t wanna talk about the uncomfortable and ugly.. thank you so much for your words
I have selective mutism and I had to give a witness statement in court after I was harassed and I was not given any accommodations for my disability in court. It really pisses me off he got all this help and he's a murderer and i could not get this as a victim of harassment. This case is truly sickening. My heart goes out to the victim and her family.
I'm so sorry to hear about your mistreatment I hope you are doing well as well can be expected and have been able2 resolve at least something legally,of course, regarding your harassment Case. 🫶🏽
I found this very sad to read. You are so strong. I am so sorry for the mistreatment you received. Here you are sending love to the victim and family while being treated so badly in your time of need. It really shows the person you are. I hope you get the Justice you deserve and continue to spread your message. Love and thoughts your way!
I just watched that movie for the first time after I heard someone mention how his life was like that movie in his recorded jail phone call. (It was in the Ernesto Williams calls on Phone Calls From Prison's channel 😂)
The fact that they were allowed to have fidget spinners and sudoku books in the court room is completely disrespectful to briannas family in my opinion.
It's crazier than that. Eddie was in a different room, and had a support person. He would type his answers and the support person would read them out loud on the camera for the jury and the court.
I think it was planned by their defense. Make them seem dumb or childish, or incapable of speech or coping. It'll push the "they couldn't have done this!" Narrative. These kids aren't dumb and lawyers aren't either.
When the funeral came and the online friend had shown up, my heart DROPPED and SHATTERED at the fact that it was the first time they would be meeting. :(
I agree. If you can be that evil as a teen, then we all need to know who you are for life. I’m sorry but no amount of rehab is going to stop someone who has bloodlust.
I'm honestly in two minds about it. The side that supports it is like yes, they deserve to be named and shame. The side that doesn’t is more towards the media and their use of her photo. A lot of these people want the fame from their killings and by getting their picture in every newspaper, they've got what they wanted. Scarlett's face was everywhere when it should have been Brianna's face. (Editted because I made a spelling mistake!)
@@atmosphericentry0the boys who killed little Jamie Bulger, both 10, got named and shamed. More children than he is. Both have anonymity now, new names I believe and if anyone shares pictures of them they literally get criminal convictions for it.
What I think is terrifying is that Scarlet was able to act so friendly to Brianna’s face, she went to McDonald’s with her, just did normal things … all while trying to kill her.
You’d be surprised the lengths homophobes and transphobes will go to protect their made up fantasy land. While most may not go to murder, they still go out of their way to discrimate against these people.
I lived around the same area a few years back, Eddie's Dad actually tried to lure my little girl into the house, she was supposed to call at the house so eddies sister could play outside, when my daughter knocked on the door, the dad answered and told her that his daughter was not home yet, but if she wanted to, my daughter could come in and wait with him. My lil girl refused and walked off, a few moments later my daughter got a call from Eddie's sister, saying " i thought you was coming round?" She told my lil girl, that her dad is strange saying "he knew I was inside upstairs, why would he say that to you?" I was told this story today, as Eddie ratcliffes dad has now this week been found guilty of taking pictures of kids. I'm so relieved that my daughter walked off.
Brianna was an online friend of mine. We never met but she was always so lively. I really appreciate you keeping her image alive and not disrespecting her in any way. I cried the whole time listening to this episode, but I’m extremely happy you made it
omg ... im so sorry. like, i cannot imagine the pain to lose an online friend. that must've been horrific, especially when you value your online buddies more than yourself. stay safe.
Just because someone is different doesn't give you the right to take their life. He should never be allowed into the society . A monster like him will be a monster no matter what.
They both targeted her because she was an easy victim. Thry had a list of FIVE kids they wanted to m...., but Brianna was the only one they had easy access to. Watch the BBC documentary here. They wanted to be serial ki*lers.
@mysticloverfairy1 Scarlett was the one initiating it and she kept pushing. Definitely just as bad, she wanted to become a serial ki*ler and made a list of 5 kids to go after.
- anxiety because they got caught and now realize that they can face a lot of years in jail. No compassion or caring about the person they killed and her family that will never have this person in their lives again. So sad. 😢
@@gerudraven2881 Depends on the person. People with ASPD rarely actually kill, they just don't feel any empathy and have a sort of "emptiness" that makes them distant from everyone else in the world. From what I understood back in school, it's like 6% of the population who have this condition. While they by nature wouldn't feel anything if they did kill a person, they still would be able to recognize how it would effect them legally. It could also be that they were so poorly raised that they became monsters due to their clearly horrid upbringings. Like... One kid was able to get their hands on drugs multiple times, while the other had a pedophile as a father. Not to mention both kids having multiple indications of some sort of neurodivergence on top of it all... Really, they could have any number of conditions.
If you don't want to face the consequences of murder and the thought of that makes you anxious, don't do it. You brought this upon yourself and do not deserve to play with toys in *COURT.*
hearing how violently brianna's life was tragically taken away from her and how her best friend, amelia, met brianna for the first time at brianna's funeral absolutely broke me. rest in peace, angel
This is a very charitable way to describe this. You don't meet a dead person u freak. You can goto a dead persons funeral who you were friends with but never met. You don't "MEET" a dead person at a funeral god u people are so weird, and all 36 people who upvoted this and the comment above.
as a transgender teen in england, i cried when the news came on telling us about brianna's murder. i was terrified to go out for a good two weeks. i find it disgusting that they were allowed a FIDGET SPINNER in the court room?? a murderer doesn't deserve any respect.
I know this story is older, but I hope you are now in a better place and feel safer to be in public again. You are brave and strong, just for existing. ❤
its never talked about but the crushing despair and hopelessness and fear you feel as a trans person just from the way we are treated and having our lives and rights taken is so hard to live through. It drives me to suicidal thoughts frequently, it is the most soul crushing guttural feeling on this earth. People like to say trans suicide rates are high because we’re delusional and then scoff when we say the rates are high because of people like them, because it’s true. If anything drives me to suicide it’s the treatment towards trans people, not because I’m trans. I wish I lived in a world with more love
@@jermathy for what it's worth, I'm proud of you for toughing it out. If anything, stay alive out of pure spite for those people who don't want to see you succeed. You will succeed, you already did the hardest thing. Coming out, transitioning. 💕 Life can't be much harder than that. 🤗
Maybe its so they can get some evidence out if them get the guilty but idk where i live they are in handcuffs or not but handcuffs are more common then nothing
I rolled my eyes too. I said ok hybristophiliac... you think she'd still be infatuated if she was near him, smelled his breath, was a victim to even half of what he would do? Yea I'm all for true crime, but if you think thats hot, you need help.
I, too, had a ‘friend’ who stabbed me in my home at 16. Broke in and tried to attack me in my sleep. Stood over me and grabbed me, stabbing me in the right thigh and slicing the toes open on my left foot once I woke up and started kicking him. I screamed, he ran out of my room, down the stairs and out of the front door. I think if my brother wasn’t asleep in the other room and it wasn’t 3AM, it would’ve been a lot worse than it was. I’m so sorry Brianna. I see myself in you so much.. You deserved only the best. You deserve to be here.
i love that steph is so respectful towards each victim and states facts over personal opinions. one of the only true crime channels that genuinely tell a story point blank.
I feel the exact opposite... I think how she makes up details about what the subjects were thinking and feeling to be deeply disrespectful and bizarre. She should stick to the facts.
It's a female thing her majority audience are female so it makes sense that she would explain it this way through emotional empathy. Thats why her content is so popular and good among her viewers @johnynoway9127
My daughter was another internet friend of Brianna… She was heartbroken and couldn’t bare to travel to the funeral. Brianna made so many people happy and stronger for just being who she was. My baby was also transgender and they talked so much about their hardships and happiness, my daughter isn’t trans now and I think she was (obviously) so shaken up she felt the need to go back and be who she was at birth but I’m still waiting to have my son back. I mean how is any 15 year old meant to cope with murder of a great friend? We love you Brianna. ❤ ❤ ❤l
brianna’s case has been heartbreaking amongst the teen trans community in the uk i have friends who were friends with her and it’s hit so close to home it’s truly sickening
@@goodman528 it baffles me that you seem to be more bothered by a trans person changing their name and pronouns than you are a trans person being murdered for doing so.. you are a bit sick.
@@lixbians Why are you? None of you crybabies can handle a differing opinion from your own, but everyone else is the problem. Right. Even though YOU are the ones who set out to ruin lives any time someone has the guts to publicly disagree with the scientifically illiterate tripe you spew, while we just do our best to ignore you while you’re constantly getting in our faces trying to make your problems society’s, when it’s your problem with how you’re choosing to live your life. You can reply to a comment but can’t even let it exist, you’re so empathetic and kind and open minded! Not like that dude, who isn’t allowed to speak his opinion in your presence while you never shut up about your own uninformed *opinions*. OOPS! sorry, I mean, “your truth” that 1000% is not lies engineered specifically to alienate others.
@@lixbians Why are you? You’re replying to a comment that isn’t even allowed to exist because it disagrees with you. Why don’t you people grow up and learn to be happy with your genital mutilation, because the rest of us DO NOT CARE. At all. Just stop brainwashing children into partaking in genital mutilation and I really don’t give a shit what you do to yourself.
For REAL. Like he took every single future experience of Brianna’s away from her. A kind and beautiful girl who had so much to give the world. She’ll never get to eat her favourite foods again or fall in love or do all the things a teenage girl has to look forward to. And he has the audacity to complain about your fruit not being fresh. He deserves his fruit rotten, makes me so mad.
The part of the story where you mentioned that Brianna was in an inclusion unit reminded me of what happened to me as a child. I was heavily bullied to the point where I could no longer even walk through the school gates. I started "therapy" and was moved to a centre for disruptive children and learning disabilities, I felt so out of place surrounded by kids from abusive homes and never understood why I had I to leave and the bullies didn't. By mixing Brianna and Scarlet in the same unit the school had already failed her on their part. It's upsetting to see nothing has changed since then. Rest in Peace Brianna, you deserved so much better ❤
Honestly, I feel like as much as Eddie hated trans people, Scarlet fetishized them, or at least she fetishized Brianna's transness. The way she brings that up in her first text to Eddie is unsettling. I don't think either of them truly viewed Brianna as a human being.
@@hunter.5625why are you saying he/she when you can just refer her to her pronouns. I think that’s disrespectful unless your speaking in terms of how Stephanie was describing her
@@hunter.5625its not a movement, it’s an identity. it’s not being reality it’s just that you are not very informed on the topic. just say you’re trans phobic. what i hate the most is people like you who want to pretend to be kind by saying things like u respect it only if it doesn’t affect you. just say what you mean because it’s annoying. Also her pronouns are she/her in case you didn’t catch that.
just wanted to add this but about a month ago the prime minister of the UK made a very insienitive "joke" about trans people while Brianna Ghey's MOTHER was in parliament. He has refused to apologise and has instead doubled down.
Was going to say this. He claimed that the opposition was using Brianna's death as a way to detract and that it demonstrated the "worst of politics" after he literally couldn't help himself from making a jab at trans people in HOC knowing Brianna's mother was there. seriously?
hey! I was a friend of Brianna's and im so glad you've covered her story. I had found out she passed away on tiktok of all places and i was absolutely shattered, You never think something like this can happen to the people you love, but then it does. we arent the most amazingly close but every time i spoke to her online she made me laugh, we met through a mutual friend and i will forever thank them for introducing me and man does it suck she had to leave so early. Brianna Is and will continue to be missed by all of us and she is a prime example of why we have to protect our trans youth. edit- I should mention everything said about how amazing she was is true. i confided in her about a heavy situation i was going through and she was nothing but kind and it enrages me that someone with so much love was shown nothing but hatred by the people she trusted, its insane to think that this angel of a girl whos saved many people has no chance at being saved.
I'm so sorry for your loss.. Brianna seemed like a wonderful person and a true light in this world! She looked so beautiful and I have no doubt that despite her social anxiety, that she must've made friends easily. Im sorry you had to find out on tiktok too of all places... she didn't deserve this at all :( I hope you and everyone who knew Brianna get peace knowing she'll be watching over you
I'm very sorry for your loss. Thank you for being one of Brianna's real friends, even if you weren't all that close. That beautiful young lady just wanted to spread kindness and love, and she deserved to have that reciprocated
I'm so sorry you had to find out that way. She seemed like such a sweet girl, we really need to protect trans kids way more. No young people should have to go through something to horrible when they're already faced with so many hardships and need more support from society and the medical system.
@@cristinaestrella I’d like to believe she’s watching over everyone she loved. I’m not sure if she was religious. That didn’t matter to me but she was the type to want to look after everyone so I don’t doubt that she is now. Thanks so much for your reply ❤️
37:02 just for scientific clarification regarding sodium hydroxide, because I noticed some inaccuracies in the video- Sodium hydroxide (NaOH) is not an acid, it is a base, on the opposite side of the pH scale. Additionally, although it does cause somewhat corrosive burns, it is not considered acidic, but a term called “caustic”. Just from a scientists perspective, I wanted to make sure all the information is accurate. Thank you for reading.
No question about it, it was a hate crime. With Eddie hating trans people and Scarlet fetishizing and placing Brianna on a pedestal. Rest in Peace Brianna, she sounded like a beautiful soul
Im leaning toward hate crime too but its honestly just as likely that she was simply an easier target being the reason they targeted her. Like if she had the same anxieties and awkwardness without being trans he (in that hypothetical of not being trans) would have been targeted just the same but I have never believed in the mentality that if someone is from a certain group and they're attacked that it becomes a hate crime by default, that mentality is turning it into more of a meme of a privileged class which is causing way more harm than good
@@JohnDoe-og2bt I am completely aware of that as well. I know when any crime happens to someone considered a minority, it's automatically a hate crime. When in reality, the person that committed the crime probably wasn't thinking of the color of their skin, their gender etc. They were just looking for someone vulnerable, or alone. OR, they are two people with personal drama that went too far. I understand a person killing a trans person is not an automatic hate crime. It can be hard to determine where the line is drawn, and it's not so black and white. Over all I feel like trans people could be more vulnerable to crimes by the nature of stigma and people disliking them. Especially depending on what country/area you live in. Thank you for sharing your thoughts
@@JohnDoe-og2bt My gut says hate crime because every other person on that list, Eddie talked Scarlett down or got disinterested over. He didn't for Brianna. He encouraged it and the way he engaged with Scarlett about it said a very different story to the others. Brianna's trusting of Scarlett was preyed on for sure, she was vulnerable, so there's some complex elements in this that can't be put towards that. They would have hurt that Eric kid, but they let him go when he didn't take the bait. They never tried again. What made Brianna different? Because she didn't go meet them on one of the times. So what kept the fixation going? They tried THREE times and succeeded the third because Eddie hated Brianna's transness enough to not talk Scarlett down and Scarlett was jealous and stubborn to the idea of killing her. That's my take on it, it wasn't a big rage fuelled attack in the standard sense, but it was encouraged to some degree by both parties. I agree though that it's more nuanced. It could have just been Scarlett couldn't get anyone else but Eddie's comments and calling her 'it' and all this, it just sits rotten. Idk.
you're the only true crime creator i watch simply because your research and storytelling are so humanizing and multifacated rather than being flat facts & shock value. good job
Same I used to watch a couple true crime creators but I felt like they started trying to exploit the victims stories too much for their own profit. Stephanies the only one I still have respect for, she's so respectful and not exploitative and using them for gain. ❤
This is the same for me too I dont like anybody elses Crime stories on other platforms or just anybody elses because she makes it so easy to listen too and watch as she doesnt go straight into the story she starts easing you in and thats what makes you want to keep watching
It's really disheartening to know that schools in the UK still put socially anxious/struggling kids together with those who have anger issues/behaviour problems-- more than ten years ago this happened to me, I got more bullied due to it and had to leave. It's so so so upsetting to know this could've possibly been avoided if our school system/mental health systems were better.
America does this aswell. I went to a therapeutic school, and they put me in a class with a violent autistic kid who used his autism as an excuse. I have anxiety and they decided it was a good idea to keep me in class with a kid who threatened me, and harassed me. Reminder it's a therapeutic school.
the way you tell stories keeps my attention so well. i have shifts at work where im doing nothing but rolling silverware for 5-8 hours and your videos keep me sane
that joking text about "you better not be dead" really got me. In high school a close friend of mine passed away and they called my class out to tell us. I remember jokingly saying, "somebody must have died for them to let us skip math," and 10 years later I still feel so terrible.
In hs my classmate would always be late to 2nd period and a certain person would say “oh she died” everyday as a joke. Sadly enough that classmate actually died in 2nd period in front of everybody in the classroom including the person who constantly made that joke. They would skip 2nd period for the rest of that year and I’m sure it still eats away at them every time they think about it
But you still said it? Its funny how they ALWAYS Say your past doesnt Dictate who you are but..... Yes it does.... Not trying to put you down. But again you Said it 🤷♂️
This was such a horrible and heart breaking case. I live in the UK and I was so shocked and horrified when I heard about this on the news. Thank you Stephanie for talking about it on RM, I appreciate you spreading awareness about this case x
It was horrible, but it wasn't a hate crime. They just wanted to kill... Anybody... They tried multiple victims before. It was really horrible. But people have to stop getting hysterical about irrelevant, imaginary social justice. It's an insult to real hate crimes.
@@EllaGreennit was a hate crime, scarlet was definitely heated by the fact that a trans girl was way prettier than her. Kind of like a “how dare this person is better than me” literally
@@EllaGreenn No.. No it was a hate crime and I'll tell you why. Scarlet is a spiteful angry girl who thought being emo was her personality trait. She deliberately PICKED Brianna out of anyone else and decided to kill her. She and Eddie would proceed to dehumanize her by misgendering her, and even chose "Gay" as their code. If that isn't a hate crime, then I really don't know what is.
THANK YOU for covering this and shedding light as to how much of a sweet person she was. I’ve seen so many people cover this case and sum it up as “trans girl killed for being trans” and NEVER talk about the person she was. It’s so nice to hear how sweet she was.
Something is terrifyingly wrong with our society... a girl killed herself, here in Spain, due to continous bullying and harrassing and when the bullies heard that she was dead cause of them they started celebrating it. Like literally sending each other texts saying " good, she's finally dead!", "how great that she killed herself!"... When did everything went so wrong in our society? Bullying is not something new as I, myself, was a victim of bullying in highschool, but it never went to such extremes. To kill someone and not even feel remorse and realize that what you have done is an atrocity?
eso dónde y cuándo??? es realmente asqueroso lo horrible que puede llegar a ser la gente, nunca lo entenderé, ojalá los manden a la cárcel porque vamos…
It’s messed up. I’ve been on both ends but mostly on the victim end as my “bully” streak was me fighting against my bullies. I’m glad that the bullies I had at most did the isolation and weak kicks and punches (elementary kids) but I remember Stephanie talking about the real life glory bullying stuff and other bullying related shit…. People are so power hungry and depraved that they don’t understand that the world doesn’t revolve around them and even if they’re struggling it doesn’t give them the right to lash out on other people
I’ve been a bully and I’ve been a victim of bullying. I hope one day that when the bullies will get older they will reflect, and when they do I hope they feel empathy and somewhat regretful. At this point, joking about another persons death isn’t bullying; it is straight up evil 😞
It did, you just couldn't hear about it, you really think things are worse now than like in the 60s? Where poc people where hanged in the street, there has always been horrible people, you just didn't see it
the only real difference is now we have social media and awareness, so we can openly talk about it, but COME ON, it isn't even 200 years since women were considered men's property, and mental illness was treated by locking people in dungeons, so how can you think things got worse?
The lack of empathy is so alarming... I keep saying... Who raises these kids and don't realize that something is wrong.. EDIT: I am humbled by the love. Even if you disagree, we can still be friends.
Eddie is autistic, and Scarlett has ADHD. They both struggled with anxiety, so maybe the parents cut them some slack. I have ADHD and ASD both, and in the UK there are legally seen as disabilities. Most often than not, neurodivergent children are bullied, excluded, harassed themselves for being a bit different, and they develop social anxiety and sometimes depression from a young age.
The two monsters that killed Brianna have convinced me that some people are just born f*cked in the head to an un rehabilitating degree. The fact that teenagers and even small kids have plotted to do harm or worse to their peers and succeeded is terrifying.
I think the idea that anyone can turn into a monster like this is scarier. Bullying can escalate when the abusers egg each other in for example, especially when they are teens or children. I have a child and I worry every day what going to kindergarten and schhol will turn them into. I can only teach them to be kind, but when every single other interaction in their life might end up brutal cruelty or in the teachers' case, annoyed indifference? I can only hope their school years will be better than mine were
I remember once that Steph said something like this: I believe everyone is born either a gun or a teddy bear. Now imagine the trauma they’ve experienced is a bullet. It will load the gun and hurt others, or it will get stuck in the teddy, and only hurt the teddy. I believe it was about the six year old serial killer she covered and I fully believe this.
@@maniaclaugh I genuinely want to give you honest input in regards to your worries and I hope you believe me that I have the best in mind for you and your family. There are fundamentally two more things besides instilling kindness that you as a parent can do to help your child grow up with the strength to do the right things, no matter the peer pressure: -avoid building any sort of resentment -teach them mindfulness and meditation and see that they understand their capacity to hurt and harm and how to only do so in self-defense and when absolutely needed. To not build resentment in your child, you yourself have to be grounded, emotionally healthy, aware of your own needs and how to get them met. You also need to see your children as the full humans they are, make them feel that their needs are just as important as anyone else's and give them as much autonomy and responsibility as they are able to handle and want to do so, as well as the circumstances allow. If your child doesn't have a significant amount of frustration built up, then it won't have the need to lash out at someone weaker when given the chance. Next up is to teach your child to be aware of how their words can hurt others and of how they physically can really hurt someone when they lose control. You'll have plenty of moments that present a good teaching opportunity in these regards. A more advanced and incredibly valuable lesson is how to be mindful, especially of one's own motivations and regarding this issue, of the more primal impulses. Children and especially teenagers can meditate and it is THE way to become aware of one's impulses before they manifest. Just the practice of mindfulness and meditation itself will do the trick. It's a bit of a cliche, but martial arts are usually great in many of these regards. Teach your child how to fight, so they never have to. If your child is emotionally healthy and mindful of their impulses, then you can be assured that they'll withstand negative influences.
You want to believe that because you don’t want to think that these sort of actions are the product of the society we live in, but they are. Yes, these kids were predisposed to violence. But they chose Brianna specifically because of the hatred they have grown up being taught. We should not be brushing that fact under the rug.
Anyone is capable of anything, people who say they could never do something like murder or whatever, just haven't been presented a situation severe enough where they had to choose that. Monsters aren't born, they are created by society and in cases with children they have problematic behaviors that are ignored or even enabled by adults around them.
The fact they had the audacity to not call it a hate crime. It's honestly sickening to no end about what happened and how it was handled when it first came to the public eye. I hope she's resting well.
as a trans man..thank you for talking so sweetly about Brianna. It's so rare, to hear ppl talk about us in such a loving way. She was just a teenage girl, after all, and the fact you treat her as such is making me feel a little bit more hopeful about how ppl will remember her. Rest in Peace, Brianna. We'll never forget you.
I don’t know if you live in England or not, but pretty much everyone remembered her this way here. She was just a child who struggled with anxiety and having pushed past that to go out, had such an evil thing happen to her by someone she should have been able to trust. She was a kid and no child deserves that. From everything I read in the papers at the time, it sounded like she was a very sweet girl.
im a trans guy too, and after the next benedict case i was scared to watch this video, but knowing that brianna was respected will make it so much easier. thank you, and good luck to all of us ✊🏳️⚧️
i really like how Stephanie covered this case because it's been really influential in the UK but still some people are still not taking it seriously like our prime minister.
What do you expect PM to say? It is not common for “trans” people to be murdered more than women. It was a heinous crime by hateful individuals. To put in perspective for all who push a false narrative: 1 “transwoman” murdered in UK last year; 3 women a week murdered.. Here in U.S: Mahogany Jackson, a Birmingham mother held against her will & tortured for hours before being killed by a gunshot in February - 7 people arrested for the brutal crime, no mention by those in gov’t, people aren’t “taking it seriously” I guess.
@@madwickedfollyYou’d expect him to at least not push such hateful narratives about trans people. Like really, no one is describing the fact that women are killed often. But remember anti-trans thoughts greatly effect women as well. We are both at risk.
@@freddiebishop9622 what hateful narratives is it that the PM pushes? I simply stated a fact that those with a comprehension problem never want to hear because it challenges their belief system.
@@madwickedfollyyou’re american so i don’t expect you to know what we’re talking about, our dickhead prime minister thought it would be an appropriate time to diss another MP and make a transphobic remark in the process, while BRIANNA’s mother was in the house of commons. This is just one out of a string of events of him being transphobic, he owed us all a lot of words actually and all we got was sarcasm and a half arsed “apology” let me be clear Us brits fucking hate sunak and the tories right now, he is absolutely relevant in a hate crime against a young trans girl, he and the tories have been feeding into trans hate for a while now.
Brianna was simply unapologetically herself, she loved life, and from what we hear from her here, she was a gem of a person. It must have taken a lot of strength for her with her anxiety to take the bus like that. I'm so sorry that her life was cut short like this, in such a horrifying way. Hate crimes are the worst.
It couldn't even leave it's parent's house without having anxiety and panic attacks according to the news coverage going into it's life. So how did it "love life"? Such a ridiculous, overused statement to blindly appeal to sympathy
@@NoName-yf4zishe loved life enough to be herself. I have agoraphobia and extreme anxiety so I also get panic attacks when leaving the house, but I still love life. I’m very grateful for everything I have and all my family and friends. And you saying “it” is really weird. You don’t have to support lgbt but you don’t have to be disrespectful especially to someone who has passed away because of her gender identity.
No I'm sorry, don't even correct their usage of pronouns, it honestly seems so tiring to even respond...Using "it" is so crazy to me, the fuck. It's a damn teenager they're talking about that got murdered and they have the audacity to say "it" despite the case.@@STRATOSPHERE_beats
I don't understand this mindset.. to kill someone over such ridiculous bs. I myself don't fully understand the trans stuff going on in the world, but I also just don't care, I'm not gonna waste time trying to make sense of something that's literally nothing in my life. So why do others make it such a centric issue for themselves, when it has no bearing on them?
1:29:20 they had no neurodiverse diagnosis and yet they got those toys??? they are two cold blooded murderers and are treated so well while disabled folks have to almost always struggle to get their needs met??? wtf honestly
@@cluckerchick9425 All neurodivergent people have the right to accommodations, especially since court is a high stress event that requires a clear and focused mind, as well as clear communication. Rather or not a person is guilty or not is irrelevant, nobody should be treated as guilty until after they're sentenced.
the most warped and fascinating thing about this is that the Police didn't rule it as pure Transphobia. and looking at Scarlet's texts to Eddie, it's clear to see why. She clearly respected her pronouns and not only see Brianna as a women, but as a Competitor and a Rival. Competition that in her view needs to be erased. Jesus christ, for Eddie he's transphobic, but for Scarlet?.... its pure jealously. Pure. unadulterated, Envy. Brianna mastered the looks Scarlet couldn't, in response she did something beyond evil and petty.
Maybe it came down to the literal meaning of Transphobia - which means excessive fear for trans. They are not fearful of Brianna. They hate her for being trans. There is a difference between 'hate' and ' fear'. It is just my thought. I might be wrong.
@@Satanabi well, still no. by that definition, only Eddie is transphobic. which he is. But Scarlet? nah, she respected everything about her pronouns and looks. She truly see her as equal in which she lured in an actual transphobic bigot to lure eyes of away from her actual envy. She's not transphobic, Eddie is, she's using a Transphobe to lure eyes away from her envy.
I breathed out the biggest sigh of absolute sadness and disbelief when you said Amelia met Brianna for the first time at her funeral. The amount of disrespect and unjustifiable behaviour from the media and spectators deadnaming Brianna is honestly disheartening. I'm genuinely speechless, one of my best friends is transgender (FTM) and I couldn't imagine losing him in such a cruel way, and then to have to mourn him with people saying such things and deadnaming him. Honestly disgusting and saddening, this is the kind of thing to make me lose faith in humanity.
to think there's so much hate in this world, but the fact everyone wore pink to Brianna's funeral, just brought tears to my eyes.. she was just a young kid, she had her entire life ahead of her, yet adults like the journalism in this case truly killed her a second time with their thoughtless words rest in peace & pride //
this happened around half an hour away from me it was so scary and heartbreaking and our prime minister has been insensitive about this case in particular, thank you for covering this
What do you expect the Prime Minister to do? There are probsbly tens of stabbing in London on a daily basis, and it's all young people. People get targeted all the time for hate crimes, for the race, sex, being an immigrant, homeless, etc. And the PM is kind of useless at best 😢
@@livgrace2460that's disgusting of him, but I'm not shocked. As a disabled person, I know most people with MH problems or disabilities are treated by second hand humans by the government and the system. And as an immigrant, I always read abuse against my own online.
I am studying to be a teacher, this is my last year. I already teached at two high schools as practice. I've met many trans students and I always asked them their pronouns. Some of them were very socially awkward and never smiled, until I asked that question. I hate that I can't do more for them. I feel like I would die if one of my ex students was killed this way in a hate crime. I can't believe the amount of hate these teens had. Brianna looked like an angel, it sounds like she was an angel too. It's so heartbreaking that she was starting to get over the anxiety she had and they killed her. Nobody deserves that.
My husband-to-be is a trans man. I remember this case when it happened. I went home and held him for so long and silently cried into his shoulder. I never told him why. He thought it was just anxiety and we made our comfort dinner (stir-fried mi goreng with egg and chicken for him). The thought in my mind all through dinner was "If anyone ever hurts him, I'll kill them." He's my heart and soul. Transphobes have harassed us before....but if someone tried to or did hurt him, I would go feral to protect him and his son. Beautiful Brianna, please rest in pride and power.
i am also a trans man, and seeing this kind of attitude taken towards our identities is very refreshing. i'm sure your husband is very appreciative and glad to have you in his life!
My husband is also a trans man I'm the exact same way I sobbed my eyes out in the car with him and showed him the case and he was like yeah this happens all the time sadly it's not fair. He also said Brianna was pretty She is a pretty pink winged angel now... Rest in power our Pink angel
I have never cried listening to a case, but when you said "its was the first time they met in person".... ugh... her one true friend met her after death. How heavy. That poor girl.
Hey Stephanie, I don’t know if you’d be able to cover a case that’s just happened. Samira Ayalne… she went to my uni and was missing for 3 weeks, she was found on a river bank with no ID and so the day she was found missing (3 weeks prior) no one could ID her. The students at my university are trying to build the awareness for her because we are angry at police and at our university
Don't worry, if you look up the numbers you'll see that people outside of the lgbt+ get murdered a lot more. Just live your life, life is too good to waste in fear.
Thank you for covering this horrible tragedy. Another kid was killed, Nex, because of similar hate and bullying. I hope spreading awareness about these horrible cases about ANY gender or identity get people to truly see the horrors of humanity
The team might've been waiting on the final verdict on their death. I do hope they cover Nex's case though, they were failed by the system just like Brianna.
That case isn't comparable. Nex committed suicide, is non-binary, and initiated the physical altercation the day before their death. Nex' bullying was well known an they were let down by the school (not calling the police after she was beat is INSANE), whereas Brianna's murder was a surprise. Etc. Not all LGBT people are The Same. It's important to accept that not all murders of LGBT people are because they are LGBT. Victim mentality is not a strength.
@@Zombii_x did you... watch the video? they were absolutely targeted for their identities. the texts between brianna's killers were full of transphobia. discussing the genitals of a 16yo girl is a transphobic classic. on the other hand, nex told their family about being bullied for their identity more than a year before their death. their suicide is a direct result of bullying from their classmates.
@@Zombii_xYeah, no. You have zero authority to try and say this had nothing to do with their identities, as it absolutely did. Your voice in this situation is meaningless and unwelcome. Thanks.
reminder that the victim being trans is not an open invitation for people to share their unwarranted opinions on trans people. nobody cares if you think “this case is terrible BUT these pronouns are going too far” or “i think she should’ve have been murdered BUT i’m against minors transitioning.” read the room, now is not the time or place for that discussion. we should be honoring the victim, not debating about her identity.
Being interested in the dark and scary. and serial killers/true crime doesn't make someone evil. But scarlet was OBSESSED, to the point she idolized horrible monsters and even ADMIRED them enough to wanna recreate it. This just makes me sick to my stomach. Im glad the parents of the monsters disowned (at least scarlets), there are too many cases where parents of monsters are blinded by motherly/fatherly love, I'm glad this case is not one of them.
12:20 this really hits home for me. I met a girl in middle school, and we were pretty great friends. Then high school came, and she had to go to a different school, early college, and I stopped seeing her as much. Only in the summer for about 5 days of the summer. It gradually got less and less. And then in 2020 she texted me happy birthday and never talked to me again. She was never one to get back to your texts, it took her weeks to do so. I'd be sending stuff regularly and then randomly get one long paragraph reacting to everything I said since last time we spoke. I haven't seen that person I considered my best friend since 2019. I wanted to be roommates and live together so we could see each other every day and help each other. But, that's not gonna happen. Now, I'm practically alone now that she left. One of my other (ex) friends claimed I made her uncomfortable and she just stopped talking to me because of that. After, like, 6 years or so? Really? I don't trust this girl much cause she's such a victim and toxic person to talk to. We broke off completely and she blocked me because of some dumb stuff on facebook. 14:12 Omg, no, that would k*ll me if I said that and then found out.... 14:56 I'm autistic and h*ll no. I'm always freaking out about this so much that I can't even completely focus on the conversation. 28:13 this is kinda me, lol. Not on a school night though, as I didn't get a license until I was 18. And I just have no friends to go out and do that with. But, I've done it myself. Once to just get a pack of cupcakes. 30:30 that's not even what Satanism is, lol. 33:37 idk why you would take that....like I have no interest in getting high or anything, but I wouldn't take pills from just somebody. People can be horrible. I was bullied and had people mess with me by trying to act overly nice to me I mean I guess there may have been trust if they were pretty close, but still... 47:16 Funky town. I heard about it and these details. I've not watched it or seen anything from it (edit: I think I found a picture...), but sometimes I'm tempted to out of curiosity, but that stuff is super traumatizing. I've already seen two things, one popped up on my TH-cam page as a short and immediately started playing when I scrolled over it. But, the kitten thing I saw was the worst and messed me up for months. It's still with me now, but I'm better. 47:57 Shuriken. 48:21 that was barely censored... 55:22 I looked it up and into its content. I didn't see anything but some stuff about n*de paintings. But, if there are certain words and any kind of s*xual scenes then no I couldn't (PTSD reasons). And what about the R/SA stuff? 1:01:05 gotcreamafed? What? 1:09:18 I'm, like, I just don't understand why she'd be okay with doing all of that. I get teenagers and peer pressure and the whole thing surrounding dr*gs may seem cool or interesting/fun...idk, but, I've never understood that at all. Like, them even suggesting that would make me not want to hang out with them at all. 1:23:55 oh, I thought you were gonna continue about the cat. But, also that would still be a crime even if it was true...like, dude.... 1:31:43 I ate a whole 50mg sucker on accident. It was really the only time I got into that stuff and I only did because I was told it could help with anxiety. I made a bowl of soup after and after only eating a few bites, idk what happened. I all of a sudden was just in darkness with something burning my hand and everything slowly faded back in. My room was dark, but I had string lights on. It was pitch back and slowly came back into view. I was still holding my soup. That's what was burning my hand. I felt numb and weird, but wasn't sure what was happening. I was so confused. Then, leaning up against the wall, I noticed my heart was racing and my skin felt really hot. I went in the living room to tell my step-dad and he just told me to try to lay down and relax. I did, but kept going back and forth to him and my room because everytime I tried to relax in my room, I thought I was gonna d*e or something. I felt like I was gonna explode. He told me to wake up my mom if it was that bad. So, I did. My mom was half asleep when I woke her and took a minute to realize what I did. She told me I wasn't gonna d*e and I asked her if she was sure. She sat with me in the living room on the couch. I could feel my pulse pounding and my veins felt like they were going to pop. It hurt so bad. I was burning up and my heart was racing super fast. I knew that couldn't be good for how long it was racing for. I thought I was gonna have a heart attack. My mouth and throat was dry and burning up too. Drinking water made me feel super sick and since I was numb in my mouth and throat, I almost kept choking. I thought I was biting my tongue at one point and was scared I was gonna accidentally bite it off. Everytime I managed to fall asleep, I was jolted back awake. I woke up once and I swear I had a glob of slobber come out of my mouth onto the couch, but there was nothing there when I checked. This whole night was horrible. I wanted to go to the hospital,but they kept saying they couldn't take me, and they wouldn't be able to do anything. I just had to wait it out. I genuinely have never thought I was gonna d*e like I did that night.... 1:34:11 it's stuff like this that makes me never want to step outside again. Not only is that foul, as you said, but would send me into a panic attack due to ptsd, plus just obviously the whole act itself and how gross and vile that is. 1:35:06 wow, that is such a sad excuse...like, if that were even true anyway, they make Depends for a reason dude.
As someone who’s socially anxious and has been diagnosed with social anxiety, seeing her mother being proud of her socially achievements broke my heart. Seeing how such a kind young woman being betrayed by her own friend, and that betrayal costing her life is something so sickening. Her mother reminded me heavily of my own, constantly cheering her on with achievements she made throughout.. May her soul rest in peace, Brianna.. 🩷🕊️
I don't know with that reason he could have reasonably even tried to plead not guilty. There is so much evidence that they planned to murder someone and then specifically the future victim for months. There is proof both of them were more than a bit mentally disturbed for even longer. He's absolutely guilty and so is she. Brianna was a victim of these two who showed so many signs that nobody did anything about until it was too late.
The problem is they don’t view Bri as a person. These, will not even call them trash for that is disrespectful to trash, do not deserve to be apart of this world.
Was mutuals with brianna on social media and would sit and watch her tiktoks every morning before getting ready for school, when i heard about the news i thought it was only a rumour, this case is very close to my heart and it’s so sweet to see you handle it in such a gentle and respectful way thank you steph ❤ my heart goes out to all of her family and friends, she was so caring and so true to herself
Eye contact issues are common in autism and doesn't necessarily mean heartless killer. Just wanted to point that one thing out. These two were complete monsters though.
cried through 90% of this. but Brianna deserves our tears, we should never be allowed to forget how words of hate can transform into violent action so quickly.
This is why you should take your son to the gym, instead of letting him join the cult of transgenderism and cosplay in pink dresses. Society failed to protect Brett Spooner from the transgender cult, that is why he died. Say his name. Say his name! Brett Spooner.
@@Lxvely74 I said nothing wrong I simply said really because the comment said they cried through 90% of the video and the video is over an hour long nearly 2 hours so I said “really” cause I found it difficult to believe. But the person your responding to is ignorant enough not to ask why I said it but instead made assumptions.
@@rooster8734as a person within the lgbtq+ community, I think someone unaliving an innocent, young person is worse than someone having an opinion you do not agree with.
No fucking way he held up a sign that said “not guilty” after he committed the fucking crime. This makes me sick. And the fact that Brianna thought scarlet was a friend and hoped she would drop the knife, and wondered why she deserved that after being so nice to scarlet…. They both deserve LIFE. Brianna was such a beautiful and loving soul. She didn’t deserve what had happened to her. Justice for Brianna. Fly high. 🕊️ you’re in a better place now. ❤ and may those who made you suffer rot, and feel the same if not worse pain and betrayal and fear you had felt in your last moments. Again, justice and love for Brianna. ❤🕊️🙏🏾
Idk about the UK, but in the US there is zero legal benefit to pleading guilty in a criminal case. That applies even to people who know they are guilty unless there is a preponderance of evidence against them.
@@jnhartonit matters for sentencing in the UK, there’s a range of sentences for each crime, you start at a sort of baseline sentence, and that sentence can go up to the maximum or down to the minimum depending on a variety of factors, all of which are considered. The sentencing difference between someone who immediately holds their hands up, cooperates with police, says “I did it, I knew it was wrong, I’m sorry for my actions,” and someone who refuses to admit any wrongdoing even in the face of evidence ‘beyond a reasonable doubt’ can be quite large.
She was a teen, she was autistic, she had ADHD, she had anxiety and she was trans. She was just like me. She didn't deserve this. She had her whole life ahead of her, she was beautiful, she could have been a model if she wanted, but these monsters took that away from her. This is unfair and brutal and so so tragic. It's awful that a girl that was just like me had to die. rest in peace, Brianna...
I work at a summer camp (based on the Party Jackson series) where a bunch of our campers and now are staff ...we check pretty much all of those boxes. We often refer to it as 'gay pagan larp camp'. We are also in Texas. Let that one sink in as well. For some of our kids, that is the one week out of the year they feel safe to be their true selves. We shouldn't have to create safe spaces, because everyone should just be safe to live...
As a trans man, thank you for covering this case with so much love and compassion. You honoured the victim, as you always do, but I've never seen someone cover a trans case as sweetly as you have. It would be nice if you covered another trans case as violence against us is always happening. It helps to show what we go through. Thank you, Stephanie. ❤
@@euphovin No, not my intention. I just don't like the victim card. "it's always us". Nah girl, it doesn't matter what you believe you are. Everyone deserves the same respect.
@@Lulu-xl5cm except he didn’t say it was “always us”, he said “always happening” as in they happen often? you can’t deny that trans murder cases happen often, but nowhere did he state that it’s only against trans people
His “I know gay people” comment is definitely giving “I can’t be racist, some of my best friends are black” 😒….riiiight 🙄. I just hope that they are never given parole.
Got to add that Brianna’s mother also went on to urge that the families of the killers should NOT be receiving hate. That those families also lost children and she would not stand for hate being any part of Brianna’s legacy. Incredibly powerful ❤
There is a similar case in Taiwan, the victim name is Yeh Yung-chih.. also known as Rose boy.. they was found in the school toilet & died in the hospital.. the perpetrators were never punished as the death was ruled as accidental.. The victim mum went on to be an advocate for the LGBT movement in Taiwan.. there is a beautiful song written about this case.. womxnly by jolin tsai
I love the depth of coverage on each case is presented with. Most True Crime casts are half an hour or less. I think Steph is wonderful at not only giving the coverage but doing so in such depth and with such respect to the victims and families of all involved. I also love that they pay forward to charities.
I completely agree...I would have wanted to meet every Friend my kid has before they can go on their own with them..I'm sorry nowadays is extremely dangerous!
In Japan there's a concept called "chunibyo" or "8th-grader syndrome", it's like a youthful delusion a lot of teens have where they imagine themselves as a hero, supervillain, having secret superpowers etc. and act out their fantasy like wearing certain clothes or posing. It's like a perfectly normal melodramatic "cringe phase" that a lot of teens do to stand out and then cringe at later in life, but with those two it seemed like they just enabled and fed into each other's "I'm totally a stone-cold killer" delusions to the maximum with how casually they talked about killing or their "accomplishments", like they were constantly trying to one-up each other.
That actually makes a lot of sense . The majority of middle schoolers and high schoolers want to be different and stand out so they are liked or even just noticed
@rigg4146 goth too isnt a trend either its a music subculture and a movement there are still plenty of goth people and community, adults included. That aside, Music subculture is still different than someone's identity. You think you ate. Im an alternative adult im in my 20s. (My best friend is traditional goth n has been for 10 years we saw sisters of mercy together who are also still a goth band surrounded by community of all ages) Though im in a different subculture point still stands so looks like your point still falls flat lmao if facets of your life, identity, and community to you are superficial and just trends then thats ur life view but not everyone is like that and i suggest not to project that onto othersh
FR its awful girl behind you straight up said "I don't support lgbtq" 😭then you got these "edgy" kids saying womp womp 😭plus victim blaming through the roof
@@wxifu6416the girl is a psychopath because she wants to kill, the Bigot Transphobe named Eddie simply do it out of transphobia, which is a form of sociopathy, but Scarlett isn't a transphobe like Eddie genuinely is, but a sadistic larper seeking validation through murder.
It was ridiculous when the police said it wasn't a hate crime. Even we knew it was. Being stabbed THAT many times? By your own classmates and a boy she didn't even: know?
It makes me so angry that they weren’t charged with a hate crime because it absolutely was. It sounds like Brianna was an amazing person she looked so beautiful and sweet. The fact that it was the first time she took the bus alone really hit hard it shows how young she was, how much more of life she had to experience. And because of my social anxiety disorder I congratulate myself on small accomplishments like taking the bus and getting out of the house so I can understand how her taking the bus alone to meet up with some friends was an accomplishment her mom was probably proud of but it lead to her life ending so tragically.
for Eddie he's the true Transphobe. Most of the Transphobia is from Eddie's genuine beliefs. For Scarlet she seems to purely want a target to kill. So she larps as one to lure in a murderous bigot, but surprise the bigot was too weak so Scarlet, being the evil witch she is, finishes the job for him. Evil goes beyond even identity as she even wanted to kill the rest of her friends she deems "weak", and even her care takers.
Exactly. At the very least the dude should've gotten a hate crime charge. I can understand scarlet not getting one cause she seemed to respect her pronouns (thinking of what another comment said about why they thought the police didn't rule it hate crime) and she had a weird infatuation and fetish about Brianna
@@hellochildren3780 but fetishizing trans people is transphobic, one of the first thing she brought up is Brianna’s genitals that’s disgusting both of the killers were bigots and didn’t see her as a human being.
Hate crimes are pointless enhancers. A crime is a crime, and ironically enough, it's been shown that making special enhancers for "minorities" just further "others" them.
For Eddie? Maybe, but rather not in particular. For Scarlett though it was apparently a "love" crime (Jeffrey Dahmer kind of "love"). Does it makes the murder any better?
honestly its totally unjust but for scarlette it was more bitter jealousy because as she said herself that brianna was prettier than her and she was jealous i dont think they killed her solely because she was trans more becuase they had to kill somebody one way or another and brianna just so happened to be so kind that she couldnt see past their bad reputation
i fully believe this wasn’t labeled as a hate crime (i think not officially?) because the british government is sooooo deeply transphobic. both the “democrats” and “republicans” (don’t make me remember the parties i know one is labor) are transphobic, so no one in power (especially in the media) had motivation to fight for brianna 😔
@@ForeverL0vingH3rI think that was true for Scarlett mostly but for Eddie he definitely had a dislike for her because she was trans and a lot of his motive for helping Scarlett was out of his own morbid interest
How the fk can you say this wasn't a hate crime on some level??? Scarlet, sure, she seemed just messed up in general... But Eddie!?!?! His hatred was SO CLEAR!! Another beautiful light snuffed from this world because people are disgusting
I absolutely was lost in tears when the picture of Brianna’s funeral was shown. The pink coffin and pink feathers on the white horses got me. It really shows how much she was loved, how much she was cared for, how well her parent(s) knew her. My heart is broken.
As the parent of a trans teenage daughter, this story breaks my heart. The fact that the UK media added to the loss and trauma by misgendering and dead naming her is outrageous. What a senseless and tragic loss.
Right? It's the ultimate disrespect to the poor girl, it was horrible enough that somebody killed her, but to not respect her after she's gone is just an additional stab. Her poor mother and friends...
@Lulu-xl5cm yes all women need respect Transwoman and normal women deserve respect Transwoman are also not welcome in men's rooms and I can tell by your words that what men want is all that is important to you Right leaner? You don't have a voice anymore watch men tell you what to say and when to stop how we feel doesn't matter anymore. We both are just a Pot and Kettle on the same hog I'm transgender and me and my friends who are all normal women go in the bathrooms together without questions but transmen who are born female and don't look at all like women will go in and get bothered by women like you who assume they are a transwoman but they have beards and big penises and y'all want to explain that Tony is really Brenda and his penis is actually what a doctor did to a vagina with a pump and implanted shaft and sit it "Brenda's" pea because the toilet seat wasn't lifted as "she" now pisses like a man? Think for yourself there is more transmen than transwoman you're not thinking this through and just repeating someone else's lines my poor sister you have no idea
For me as an autistic person, who naturally avoids eye contact, but has trained themselves into looking people in the eye and just recently learned that making eye contact doesn't mean "stare into their soul", hearing about the rules of keeping eye contact, how many seconds, that it comes natural for people, was a bit mindblowing 😅.
I don't really notice or care when people don't look in my eyes. If I notice someone is looking there, I will look at them back in their eyes to be polite. I know when to look away once it feels the same as when you hug someone, and it starts to get uncomfortable if it goes on any longer. Looking in someone's eyes is like physical contact to me, so I think similar rules apply. Sorry for the rant. lol just dont be too hard on yourself if you don't make eye contact alot, some people (like me) don't care.
Oh my god, same. I trained myself to make eye contact and I've relatively recently noticed that I may or may not have come off as creepy to my teachers for it.
Please look into masking. It's damaging mentally, and DON'T feel like you have to conform. I'm shocked that Stephanie made such an insensitive comment, as an AuDHDer myself I've always struggled with eye contact. I'm 42 and only diagnosed with ADHD last year, and it opened my eyes to my life long struggles.
As a trans person, if I’m ever murdered I want Stephanie to be the one to cover my case. The way she handled this one felt very respectful of the victim, which I find to be rare when the victim is transgender. Thank you for covering this case
My girlfriend is trans and she tells me that she's gonna get hunted down and assaulted and as a partner, i try my best to calm her down. After watching this i get why she's nervous. Because people like the killer exist. Bad people exist yes. But you have ABSOLUTELY no reason to harm someone in anyway shape or form just because of their personal decision. Yes you may dislike trans people but you and all of humanity does not have any right to harm or embarrass anyone for going through life like you do. And to my trans folks, i hope all of you are safe and healthy. Dont let the actions of the bad apples get to you. Boy or girl or anything else, you are valid! You are important and amazing!! Stay safe and be you! 💕
Your so sweet most of my partners don't like that I'm trans and most I'm too nervous to tell them I am and most just date me to see what there Sexualty is
I first found out about this case when a video popped out “how criminals reacted to their sentences”. This case popped up but they hid the faces. They do not deserve anonymity
I followed Brianna’s story very closely last year after it hit the media, and the public reaction to all the information on twitter was fucking disgusting. People celebrating her loss of life, saying that she “deserved it” and that “nature sorts itself out eventually.” So many awful fucking people reveling in the death of a child. It’s just incomprehensible that any person could celebrate the loss of a completely innocent life in the open like that, and it still makes me sick to remember that.
People like that don't deserve to be called humans, like it is disgusting for people celebrating Brianna's death just because she's different. I hate people like that, they make me feel sick
I know it's not much of a comfort, but remember that when Matthew Shepard was killed, people said the same sorts of things about being gay. But look where we are now. I truly believe that we're progressing, even if it's slow, and future generations will look back on this with universal disgust.
Rotten Mango *really* has a knack for researching their cases extremely thoroughly! I'm always impressed (and never dissapointed) by Rotten Mangos rigorous, in depth research on the cases she covers! I always learn new details about a case through their videos, that were not discussed/covered in other yt videos, on the same case! It must take a lot of passion and patience, to be able to research your cases so thoroughly, simply because you want people to really get a sense for who the victims in these cases were as individuals, not just their names, faces, or being victims of such horrible crimes. Thank you, RT, for all of your hard work, research, and all that you put into these videos. Thank you for taking the time to research/get to know who the victims were as people, and not just focusing on the crime itself, thank you for sharing with us who they were beforehand ❤
im a trans girl thank you for not hesitating to tell the story. i wish people like the perpetrators didn't get defended like many people defend them. trans women dont deserve to be treated like shit... ill try to shout it as loud as i can, but no one will probably ever hear me.
No one deserves to be treated for who they are. But respect comes from both ways. I know a few transwomen who are aware they're biological males and don't go into women spaces. This I respect and I really think that's the main problem people have with trans, many don't understand boundaries. I believe if we can be who we are without affecting other people, no one would be bothered and we can all live in harmony. Although there will always be bad apples on either side.
@@Lulu-xl5cm You are not a savior. you are not helping anyone by saying that. Cis men will still go into women's restrooms. Cis men will still try to come into women's spaces. Denying women women's spaces is not only misogynistic but also degressive. I will go into the bathroom I want, trust me. I'm a trans male and I will not be stopped because someone like you cannot fathom I need to use the restroom and leave. The trans women you're friends with are trans medicalists likely, which are neither accepted nor tolerable in the transgender community. You are not a savior. It's not okay for you to try and say to respect everyone. Trans people will ALWAYS have less respect than cis people. The only vibe I'm receiving from you is "I'm a lukewarm ally that only says I support CERTAIN trans people so I can get transgender approval, but when it comes to people who are actually living, I don't care!" You're not an ally, you're a cherry picker. I will continue to live on as a male in male spaces.
Thank you for this video... I'm from the UK and I didn't expect everyone to hate the killers as much as they did. I was so glad people empathized and sided with Brianna. I work in home care and my patients are usually around age 80. Two women have already spoke about how upsetting they found this case. One of them (talking about Brianna) said "she can't control that, why would they kill her for that?".
Brianna’s best friend meeting her for the first time at her funeral has me in tears.
Exactly! I cried! And all the pink! I cried even more! The vigil and everything. Brianna touched a lot of lives. Need more people like her. This world needs love not monsters.
I can’t even imagine living and enduring that kind of cruel irony of meeting my best friend in person at her funeral, much less the crimes and pain inflicted on Brianna.
They were going to be roommates after they graduated 💔🕊️
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i couldn't even imagine if one of my internet friends was murdered and the only chance i got to meet them was at their funeral. how absolutely devastating.
The “Girl you better not be dead” text breaks my heart. I lost my best friend in HS and found out she had passed after I wasn’t getting a reply from her all day and I texted “you didn’t die on me did you?” You feel so terrible for making a joke that, if your friend was alive, they would chuckle at, but they’re not.
I’m sorry for your loss ❤️🩹 I’m sure your friend cared about you deeply
Idk, if I died and the last message I got was "you better not be dead" I'd laugh from the afterlife
My mum's best friend messaged "you alive over there?" the day she died.
My great friend and neighbor passed 5 weeks ago today. We were supposed to meet that morning for our usual morning walk. When he didn’t show up or answer calls, I texted him “ you alive over there”? When I hadn’t heard back from him still I called police for a wellness check and was told 4 hours later he had a heart attack the night before! When I found this out I felt horrible and then felt worse because of the text I sent!
I’m so sorry for your loss… I hope your taking care of your self…💕
I hate when criminals are given more rights and even better treatment than victims.
no literally, it makes me so sick. i can’t comprehend it.
They are in the UK its no surprise, Tbh
It's the same in the US. ...oh she was abused... it's not her fault...
She would have been deferred to an in hospital for a week.
It's absolutely baffling
Lye is what they make drain cleaner out of.
A guy from my high school class murdered a trans girl i knew. This was a very small school in the countryside of Sweden. I did meet the girl at a big party where I left my friends to spend the night with her. She was life, she was brightness and darkness and swept me right away with her chaos. She was beautiful and kind, her name was Emilia Lundberg. This murder didnt get any recognition and was brushed under the rug because drugs was involved. HIS name was Andreas Andersson (his identity was protected and his name not mentioned by media). HE GOT 15 YEARS. He was 21 and got 15 years because of his age for the brutal murder of Emilia. She was found in the river going through the town, stabbed and beaten to death. I will always remember her, and the vile injustice of this case.
Honestly it's so fucking stupid how some cases and murderers get let off the hook because "They were under the influence!" "They were on drugs!" "They have mental issues!". Honestly I think the justice system needs a reboot because it's becoming a joke on how many people get let loose because of small things even after committing an undoable crime. I'm genuinely sorry for your loss xx.
I hope Emilia finally gets her justice and that Andreas Andersson gets what's coming to him.
Fly high Emilia xx 🕊🤍🕊🤍
I'm sorry for your loss. I'm sorry this cruelty was done to your friend.
Vem får mer än de i Sverige . Så hemskt 😢
@@SuperstarMelodii yeah and we in scandinavia live to talk about how good our system is, but we don’t wanna talk about the uncomfortable and ugly.. thank you so much for your words
@@misscyanic2484 thanks for your words
I have selective mutism and I had to give a witness statement in court after I was harassed and I was not given any accommodations for my disability in court. It really pisses me off he got all this help and he's a murderer and i could not get this as a victim of harassment. This case is truly sickening. My heart goes out to the victim and her family.
I'm so sorry to hear about your mistreatment
I hope you are doing well as well can be expected and have been able2 resolve at least something legally,of course, regarding your harassment Case.
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I found this very sad to read. You are so strong. I am so sorry for the mistreatment you received. Here you are sending love to the victim and family while being treated so badly in your time of need. It really shows the person you are. I hope you get the Justice you deserve and continue to spread your message. Love and thoughts your way!
So you are mad because you weren't rolled out the red carpet?? How narcissistic of you
@@missmorla1339 girl please educate yourself before making comments like this.
@@missmorla1339 Stop embarrassing yourself
The "NOT GUILTY" sign is crazy. This ain't Chicago, the musical, buddy.
right
I just watched that movie for the first time after I heard someone mention how his life was like that movie in his recorded jail phone call. (It was in the Ernesto Williams calls on Phone Calls From Prison's channel 😂)
Uh uh. Not guilty!!!
he was on some wile e coyote shit with that
this sent me
The fact that they were allowed to have fidget spinners and sudoku books in the court room is completely disrespectful to briannas family in my opinion.
fr
Insane !!
It's crazier than that. Eddie was in a different room, and had a support person. He would type his answers and the support person would read them out loud on the camera for the jury and the court.
I think it was planned by their defense. Make them seem dumb or childish, or incapable of speech or coping. It'll push the "they couldn't have done this!" Narrative.
These kids aren't dumb and lawyers aren't either.
@@chocomelo454that is a good point, some people are just fucked up to the point that they plan to do that.
When the funeral came and the online friend had shown up, my heart DROPPED and SHATTERED at the fact that it was the first time they would be meeting. :(
i’m so glad their anonymity was taken away
samee
I agree. If you can be that evil as a teen, then we all need to know who you are for life. I’m sorry but no amount of rehab is going to stop someone who has bloodlust.
Exactly. Even though he's still technically a child, letting him be known/accountable puts other children less at risk. Which IMO is more important.
I'm honestly in two minds about it. The side that supports it is like yes, they deserve to be named and shame. The side that doesn’t is more towards the media and their use of her photo. A lot of these people want the fame from their killings and by getting their picture in every newspaper, they've got what they wanted. Scarlett's face was everywhere when it should have been Brianna's face.
(Editted because I made a spelling mistake!)
@@atmosphericentry0the boys who killed little Jamie Bulger, both 10, got named and shamed. More children than he is. Both have anonymity now, new names I believe and if anyone shares pictures of them they literally get criminal convictions for it.
its scary that teenagers could be this evil
@MrBlack-vd2ws well bullied sure but attempted murder? thats a different level of young criminality. Of course its not impossible
What I think is terrifying is that Scarlet was able to act so friendly to Brianna’s face, she went to McDonald’s with her, just did normal things … all while trying to kill her.
Whatt? Middle school is the most evil place ever. Full of teens going through puberty and bullies.
@MrBlack-vd2ws comparing you getting bullied to a girl getting murdered is odd, especially since she wasn't gay. she was trans.
You’d be surprised the lengths homophobes and transphobes will go to protect their made up fantasy land. While most may not go to murder, they still go out of their way to discrimate against these people.
I lived around the same area a few years back, Eddie's Dad actually tried to lure my little girl into the house, she was supposed to call at the house so eddies sister could play outside, when my daughter knocked on the door, the dad answered and told her that his daughter was not home yet, but if she wanted to, my daughter could come in and wait with him. My lil girl refused and walked off, a few moments later my daughter got a call from Eddie's sister, saying " i thought you was coming round?" She told my lil girl, that her dad is strange saying "he knew I was inside upstairs, why would he say that to you?" I was told this story today, as Eddie ratcliffes dad has now this week been found guilty of taking pictures of kids. I'm so relieved that my daughter walked off.
God, that's so lucky! You taught your little one well. I'm glad she's safe.
like father like son. monsters, both of them.
This needs to be pinned
stephanie pin this!!!!!
This is fake
Brianna was an online friend of mine. We never met but she was always so lively. I really appreciate you keeping her image alive and not disrespecting her in any way. I cried the whole time listening to this episode, but I’m extremely happy you made it
omg ... im so sorry. like, i cannot imagine the pain to lose an online friend. that must've been horrific, especially when you value your online buddies more than yourself. stay safe.
why are u lying
Are you alright? This episode made me sob and I’ve never cried more hard listening to an episode I can’t imagine how you feel
Just because someone is different doesn't give you the right to take their life. He should never be allowed into the society . A monster like him will be a monster no matter what.
Exactly
What about Scarlett she’s just as bad in fact they’re both horrible people.
They both targeted her because she was an easy victim. Thry had a list of FIVE kids they wanted to m...., but Brianna was the only one they had easy access to. Watch the BBC documentary here. They wanted to be serial ki*lers.
@mysticloverfairy1 Scarlett was the one initiating it and she kept pushing. Definitely just as bad, she wanted to become a serial ki*ler and made a list of 5 kids to go after.
muslims be like: 🤫
it is scary that they can take a life but then need a fidget toy in court because of anxiety.
Some ppl don't see humans as people if you understand
@@rlid5190 so, a psychopath
- anxiety because they got caught and now realize that they can face a lot of years in jail. No compassion or caring about the person they killed and her family that will never have this person in their lives again. So sad. 😢
@@gerudraven2881 Depends on the person. People with ASPD rarely actually kill, they just don't feel any empathy and have a sort of "emptiness" that makes them distant from everyone else in the world. From what I understood back in school, it's like 6% of the population who have this condition. While they by nature wouldn't feel anything if they did kill a person, they still would be able to recognize how it would effect them legally.
It could also be that they were so poorly raised that they became monsters due to their clearly horrid upbringings. Like... One kid was able to get their hands on drugs multiple times, while the other had a pedophile as a father. Not to mention both kids having multiple indications of some sort of neurodivergence on top of it all... Really, they could have any number of conditions.
If you don't want to face the consequences of murder and the thought of that makes you anxious, don't do it. You brought this upon yourself and do not deserve to play with toys in *COURT.*
hearing how violently brianna's life was tragically taken away from her and how her best friend, amelia, met brianna for the first time at brianna's funeral absolutely broke me. rest in peace, angel
This is a very charitable way to describe this. You don't meet a dead person u freak. You can goto a dead persons funeral who you were friends with but never met. You don't "MEET" a dead person at a funeral god u people are so weird, and all 36 people who upvoted this and the comment above.
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@@KoyaliDevi-i2yur sick
@@KoyaliDevi-i2yur a weirdo xx
@@KoyaliDevi-i2y brooo wrong emojis 💀
as a transgender teen in england, i cried when the news came on telling us about brianna's murder. i was terrified to go out for a good two weeks. i find it disgusting that they were allowed a FIDGET SPINNER in the court room?? a murderer doesn't deserve any respect.
I know this story is older, but I hope you are now in a better place and feel safer to be in public again. You are brave and strong, just for existing. ❤
its never talked about but the crushing despair and hopelessness and fear you feel as a trans person just from the way we are treated and having our lives and rights taken is so hard to live through. It drives me to suicidal thoughts frequently, it is the most soul crushing guttural feeling on this earth. People like to say trans suicide rates are high because we’re delusional and then scoff when we say the rates are high because of people like them, because it’s true. If anything drives me to suicide it’s the treatment towards trans people, not because I’m trans. I wish I lived in a world with more love
@@jermathy for what it's worth, I'm proud of you for toughing it out. If anything, stay alive out of pure spite for those people who don't want to see you succeed.
You will succeed, you already did the hardest thing. Coming out, transitioning. 💕 Life can't be much harder than that. 🤗
@@spoookybrittany kind people like you are what gives me and so many others strength, you are a blessing❤️ thank you so much
Maybe its so they can get some evidence out if them get the guilty but idk where i live they are in handcuffs or not but handcuffs are more common then nothing
the way i rolled my eyes immediately when scarlet idolizing serial killers got brought up…like girl you’d be a victim to the night stalker bffr
she was prob one of them tcctwt weirdoss
She’s giving “I watch gore for fun😈😈😈😈”
@EllaNotHere bc she stated she did. thought she's cool and could evade the world.
I rolled my eyes too. I said ok hybristophiliac... you think she'd still be infatuated if she was near him, smelled his breath, was a victim to even half of what he would do? Yea I'm all for true crime, but if you think thats hot, you need help.
@@EllaNotHere 'drew the hand guy, just a minute in my twisted mind would break you all 😈"
I, too, had a ‘friend’ who stabbed me in my home at 16.
Broke in and tried to attack me in my sleep.
Stood over me and grabbed me, stabbing me in the right thigh and slicing the toes open on my left foot once I woke up and started kicking him.
I screamed, he ran out of my room, down the stairs and out of the front door.
I think if my brother wasn’t asleep in the other room and it wasn’t 3AM, it would’ve been a lot worse than it was.
I’m so sorry Brianna.
I see myself in you so much..
You deserved only the best.
You deserve to be here.
That’s so crazy . Glad you’re okay . That’s absolutely terrifying
How traumatic! Sounds like a literal demon
Were you able to get him arrested? Or did it get pushed under the rug due to evidence issues :(
im so sorry that happened to you
I’m so sorry it happened to you ! I hope you are okay 😭🩵
i love that steph is so respectful towards each victim and states facts over personal opinions. one of the only true crime channels that genuinely tell a story point blank.
Stephanie and her team are all stars fr
I feel the exact opposite... I think how she makes up details about what the subjects were thinking and feeling to be deeply disrespectful and bizarre. She should stick to the facts.
@@Cute_Maxikinda tends to go on tangents ngl...
@@Cute_Maxishe asks them their thoughts and experiences. She’s not just putting words into their mouths :)
It's a female thing her majority audience are female so it makes sense that she would explain it this way through emotional empathy. Thats why her content is so popular and good among her viewers @johnynoway9127
My daughter was another internet friend of Brianna… She was heartbroken and couldn’t bare to travel to the funeral. Brianna made so many people happy and stronger for just being who she was. My baby was also transgender and they talked so much about their hardships and happiness, my daughter isn’t trans now and I think she was (obviously) so shaken up she felt the need to go back and be who she was at birth but I’m still waiting to have my son back. I mean how is any 15 year old meant to cope with murder of a great friend? We love you Brianna. ❤ ❤ ❤l
brianna’s case has been heartbreaking amongst the teen trans community in the uk i have friends who were friends with her and it’s hit so close to home it’s truly sickening
@@goodman528why are you devoid of compassion and basic human empathy
@@goodman528 it baffles me that you seem to be more bothered by a trans person changing their name and pronouns than you are a trans person being murdered for doing so.. you are a bit sick.
@@lixbians Why are you? None of you crybabies can handle a differing opinion from your own, but everyone else is the problem. Right. Even though YOU are the ones who set out to ruin lives any time someone has the guts to publicly disagree with the scientifically illiterate tripe you spew, while we just do our best to ignore you while you’re constantly getting in our faces trying to make your problems society’s, when it’s your problem with how you’re choosing to live your life. You can reply to a comment but can’t even let it exist, you’re so empathetic and kind and open minded! Not like that dude, who isn’t allowed to speak his opinion in your presence while you never shut up about your own uninformed *opinions*.
OOPS! sorry, I mean, “your truth” that 1000% is not lies engineered specifically to alienate others.
@@goodman528 You're not welcome
@@lixbians Why are you? You’re replying to a comment that isn’t even allowed to exist because it disagrees with you. Why don’t you people grow up and learn to be happy with your genital mutilation, because the rest of us DO NOT CARE. At all. Just stop brainwashing children into partaking in genital mutilation and I really don’t give a shit what you do to yourself.
Texting to create alibis, then later texting to talk about what they've done. I'm sooo glad they only THINK they're smart. 😤
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i’m so sick of that guy too.. typing while in court? using fidget toys? complaining about their fruit not being fresh enough??? wow
the fruit really was the cherry on top, the fucking audacity.
he shouldn’t even be allowed to eat rotten fruit
@@filippa2070 nah fr though. even if he was offered fruit, it must be rotten fruit with maggots and fermented cat piss on it.
For REAL. Like he took every single future experience of Brianna’s away from her. A kind and beautiful girl who had so much to give the world. She’ll never get to eat her favourite foods again or fall in love or do all the things a teenage girl has to look forward to. And he has the audacity to complain about your fruit not being fresh. He deserves his fruit rotten, makes me so mad.
@@filippa2070he shouldn't be allowed to eat.
The part of the story where you mentioned that Brianna was in an inclusion unit reminded me of what happened to me as a child. I was heavily bullied to the point where I could no longer even walk through the school gates. I started "therapy" and was moved to a centre for disruptive children and learning disabilities, I felt so out of place surrounded by kids from abusive homes and never understood why I had I to leave and the bullies didn't.
By mixing Brianna and Scarlet in the same unit the school had already failed her on their part. It's upsetting to see nothing has changed since then.
Rest in Peace Brianna, you deserved so much better ❤
Honestly, I feel like as much as Eddie hated trans people, Scarlet fetishized them, or at least she fetishized Brianna's transness. The way she brings that up in her first text to Eddie is unsettling. I don't think either of them truly viewed Brianna as a human being.
@@hunter.5625why are you saying he/she when you can just refer her to her pronouns. I think that’s disrespectful unless your speaking in terms of how Stephanie was describing her
@@hunter.5625its not a movement, it’s an identity. it’s not being reality it’s just that you are not very informed on the topic. just say you’re trans phobic. what i hate the most is people like you who want to pretend to be kind by saying things like u respect it only if it doesn’t affect you. just say what you mean because it’s annoying. Also her pronouns are she/her in case you didn’t catch that.
@@taymarie6188 huh?
@@skarut8100 I guess they deleted their comment
@@taymarie6188 because they’re speaking broadly about the trans community not just Brianna
just wanted to add this but about a month ago the prime minister of the UK made a very insienitive "joke" about trans people while Brianna Ghey's MOTHER was in parliament. He has refused to apologise and has instead doubled down.
He doesn’t give a shit about either of them, Brianna’s life was worthless in his eyes.
TERF Island gunna TERF island
they just get worse and worse every time I hear something about them
*Insensitive
Was going to say this. He claimed that the opposition was using Brianna's death as a way to detract and that it demonstrated the "worst of politics" after he literally couldn't help himself from making a jab at trans people in HOC knowing Brianna's mother was there. seriously?
hey! I was a friend of Brianna's and im so glad you've covered her story. I had found out she passed away on tiktok of all places and i was absolutely shattered, You never think something like this can happen to the people you love, but then it does. we arent the most amazingly close but every time i spoke to her online she made me laugh, we met through a mutual friend and i will forever thank them for introducing me and man does it suck she had to leave so early. Brianna Is and will continue to be missed by all of us and she is a prime example of why we have to protect our trans youth.
edit- I should mention everything said about how amazing she was is true. i confided in her about a heavy situation i was going through and she was nothing but kind and it enrages me that someone with so much love was shown nothing but hatred by the people she trusted, its insane to think that this angel of a girl whos saved many people has no chance at being saved.
I'm so sorry for your loss.. Brianna seemed like a wonderful person and a true light in this world! She looked so beautiful and I have no doubt that despite her social anxiety, that she must've made friends easily. Im sorry you had to find out on tiktok too of all places... she didn't deserve this at all :( I hope you and everyone who knew Brianna get peace knowing she'll be watching over you
I'm very sorry for your loss. Thank you for being one of Brianna's real friends, even if you weren't all that close. That beautiful young lady just wanted to spread kindness and love, and she deserved to have that reciprocated
I'm so sorry you had to find out that way. She seemed like such a sweet girl, we really need to protect trans kids way more. No young people should have to go through something to horrible when they're already faced with so many hardships and need more support from society and the medical system.
I’m so sorry for ur loss
She sounds wonderful
@@cristinaestrella I’d like to believe she’s watching over everyone she loved. I’m not sure if she was religious. That didn’t matter to me but she was the type to want to look after everyone so I don’t doubt that she is now. Thanks so much for your reply ❤️
37:02 just for scientific clarification regarding sodium hydroxide, because I noticed some inaccuracies in the video-
Sodium hydroxide (NaOH) is not an acid, it is a base, on the opposite side of the pH scale. Additionally, although it does cause somewhat corrosive burns, it is not considered acidic, but a term called “caustic”. Just from a scientists perspective, I wanted to make sure all the information is accurate. Thank you for reading.
No question about it, it was a hate crime. With Eddie hating trans people and Scarlet fetishizing and placing Brianna on a pedestal. Rest in Peace Brianna, she sounded like a beautiful soul
ikr :( i feel bad for brianna.. also off topic but i love your armin pfp :>>
Im leaning toward hate crime too but its honestly just as likely that she was simply an easier target being the reason they targeted her. Like if she had the same anxieties and awkwardness without being trans he (in that hypothetical of not being trans) would have been targeted just the same but I have never believed in the mentality that if someone is from a certain group and they're attacked that it becomes a hate crime by default, that mentality is turning it into more of a meme of a privileged class which is causing way more harm than good
@@JohnDoe-og2bt I am completely aware of that as well. I know when any crime happens to someone considered a minority, it's automatically a hate crime. When in reality, the person that committed the crime probably wasn't thinking of the color of their skin, their gender etc. They were just looking for someone vulnerable, or alone. OR, they are two people with personal drama that went too far. I understand a person killing a trans person is not an automatic hate crime. It can be hard to determine where the line is drawn, and it's not so black and white.
Over all I feel like trans people could be more vulnerable to crimes by the nature of stigma and people disliking them. Especially depending on what country/area you live in.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts
@@merakiiiii00139 Thank you xD
@@JohnDoe-og2bt My gut says hate crime because every other person on that list, Eddie talked Scarlett down or got disinterested over. He didn't for Brianna. He encouraged it and the way he engaged with Scarlett about it said a very different story to the others. Brianna's trusting of Scarlett was preyed on for sure, she was vulnerable, so there's some complex elements in this that can't be put towards that. They would have hurt that Eric kid, but they let him go when he didn't take the bait. They never tried again. What made Brianna different? Because she didn't go meet them on one of the times. So what kept the fixation going? They tried THREE times and succeeded the third because Eddie hated Brianna's transness enough to not talk Scarlett down and Scarlett was jealous and stubborn to the idea of killing her. That's my take on it, it wasn't a big rage fuelled attack in the standard sense, but it was encouraged to some degree by both parties.
I agree though that it's more nuanced. It could have just been Scarlett couldn't get anyone else but Eddie's comments and calling her 'it' and all this, it just sits rotten. Idk.
you're the only true crime creator i watch simply because your research and storytelling are so humanizing and multifacated rather than being flat facts & shock value. good job
Same I used to watch a couple true crime creators but I felt like they started trying to exploit the victims stories too much for their own profit. Stephanies the only one I still have respect for, she's so respectful and not exploitative and using them for gain. ❤
This is the same for me too I dont like anybody elses Crime stories on other platforms or just anybody elses because she makes it so easy to listen too and watch as she doesnt go straight into the story she starts easing you in and thats what makes you want to keep watching
It's really disheartening to know that schools in the UK still put socially anxious/struggling kids together with those who have anger issues/behaviour problems-- more than ten years ago this happened to me, I got more bullied due to it and had to leave. It's so so so upsetting to know this could've possibly been avoided if our school system/mental health systems were better.
I'm sorry that happened to you.
Yeah that's so maddening, what! I'm so sorry you went through that.
My school counsellor in secondary school forgot about me
That's how it is in America too. It's alternative schools, doesn't matter if your anxious or homicidal you're going to that school
America does this aswell. I went to a therapeutic school, and they put me in a class with a violent autistic kid who used his autism as an excuse. I have anxiety and they decided it was a good idea to keep me in class with a kid who threatened me, and harassed me. Reminder it's a therapeutic school.
the way you tell stories keeps my attention so well. i have shifts at work where im doing nothing but rolling silverware for 5-8 hours and your videos keep me sane
Just like my grandmother used to say “you raise them with hate thats all they ever do”.
Your grandmother was wise. 🧠
Omg 🫢
I feel like this is beyond raising, they are mentally ill.
Absolutely.
Makes sense considering one of those monsters father is a pedo
that joking text about "you better not be dead" really got me. In high school a close friend of mine passed away and they called my class out to tell us. I remember jokingly saying, "somebody must have died for them to let us skip math," and 10 years later I still feel so terrible.
In hs my classmate would always be late to 2nd period and a certain person would say “oh she died” everyday as a joke. Sadly enough that classmate actually died in 2nd period in front of everybody in the classroom including the person who constantly made that joke. They would skip 2nd period for the rest of that year and I’m sure it still eats away at them every time they think about it
But you still said it? Its funny how they ALWAYS Say your past doesnt Dictate who you are but..... Yes it does....
Not trying to put you down. But again you Said it 🤷♂️
@@ownlydown5933 genuinely, what does this mean?
@@ownlydown5933 most uselsss comment bro. saying a joke doesn't dictate shit when the context is missing.
@@ownlydown5933 yeah, obviously before they were even told someone was dead?
This was such a horrible and heart breaking case. I live in the UK and I was so shocked and horrified when I heard about this on the news. Thank you Stephanie for talking about it on RM, I appreciate you spreading awareness about this case x
So cruel
It was horrible, but it wasn't a hate crime. They just wanted to kill... Anybody... They tried multiple victims before. It was really horrible. But people have to stop getting hysterical about irrelevant, imaginary social justice. It's an insult to real hate crimes.
@@EllaGreennit was a hate crime, scarlet was definitely heated by the fact that a trans girl was way prettier than her. Kind of like a “how dare this person is better than me” literally
@@EllaGreenn No.. No it was a hate crime and I'll tell you why. Scarlet is a spiteful angry girl who thought being emo was her personality trait. She deliberately PICKED Brianna out of anyone else and decided to kill her. She and Eddie would proceed to dehumanize her by misgendering her, and even chose "Gay" as their code. If that isn't a hate crime, then I really don't know what is.
@@sana.4.afor Eddie it's a hate Crime. Scarlet? Nah, everyone fears her. Everyone close to her is harmed.
THANK YOU for covering this and shedding light as to how much of a sweet person she was. I’ve seen so many people cover this case and sum it up as “trans girl killed for being trans” and NEVER talk about the person she was. It’s so nice to hear how sweet she was.
Something is terrifyingly wrong with our society... a girl killed herself, here in Spain, due to continous bullying and harrassing and when the bullies heard that she was dead cause of them they started celebrating it. Like literally sending each other texts saying " good, she's finally dead!", "how great that she killed herself!"...
When did everything went so wrong in our society? Bullying is not something new as I, myself, was a victim of bullying in highschool, but it never went to such extremes. To kill someone and not even feel remorse and realize that what you have done is an atrocity?
eso dónde y cuándo??? es realmente asqueroso lo horrible que puede llegar a ser la gente, nunca lo entenderé, ojalá los manden a la cárcel porque vamos…
It’s messed up. I’ve been on both ends but mostly on the victim end as my “bully” streak was me fighting against my bullies. I’m glad that the bullies I had at most did the isolation and weak kicks and punches (elementary kids) but I remember Stephanie talking about the real life glory bullying stuff and other bullying related shit…. People are so power hungry and depraved that they don’t understand that the world doesn’t revolve around them and even if they’re struggling it doesn’t give them the right to lash out on other people
I’ve been a bully and I’ve been a victim of bullying. I hope one day that when the bullies will get older they will reflect, and when they do I hope they feel empathy and somewhat regretful. At this point, joking about another persons death isn’t bullying; it is straight up evil 😞
It did, you just couldn't hear about it, you really think things are worse now than like in the 60s? Where poc people where hanged in the street, there has always been horrible people, you just didn't see it
the only real difference is now we have social media and awareness, so we can openly talk about it, but COME ON, it isn't even 200 years since women were considered men's property, and mental illness was treated by locking people in dungeons, so how can you think things got worse?
The lack of empathy is so alarming... I keep saying... Who raises these kids and don't realize that something is wrong.. EDIT: I am humbled by the love. Even if you disagree, we can still be friends.
!! Stupid ass neglectful parents.
Eddie is autistic, and Scarlett has ADHD. They both struggled with anxiety, so maybe the parents cut them some slack. I have ADHD and ASD both, and in the UK there are legally seen as disabilities. Most often than not, neurodivergent children are bullied, excluded, harassed themselves for being a bit different, and they develop social anxiety and sometimes depression from a young age.
@@AlissaSss23I’m neurodivergent and have anxiety and I’ve never murdered someone for being trans. Get the fuck out with that shit.
@@SentimentalCorporation sorry um.. Might want to word that differently? Lol
@@SentimentalCorporationwhy did you say the n word ? Of course you will get bullied … if you got Tourette’s take your medication
The two monsters that killed Brianna have convinced me that some people are just born f*cked in the head to an un rehabilitating degree. The fact that teenagers and even small kids have plotted to do harm or worse to their peers and succeeded is terrifying.
I think the idea that anyone can turn into a monster like this is scarier. Bullying can escalate when the abusers egg each other in for example, especially when they are teens or children. I have a child and I worry every day what going to kindergarten and schhol will turn them into. I can only teach them to be kind, but when every single other interaction in their life might end up brutal cruelty or in the teachers' case, annoyed indifference? I can only hope their school years will be better than mine were
I remember once that Steph said something like this:
I believe everyone is born either a gun or a teddy bear. Now imagine the trauma they’ve experienced is a bullet. It will load the gun and hurt others, or it will get stuck in the teddy, and only hurt the teddy.
I believe it was about the six year old serial killer she covered and I fully believe this.
@@maniaclaugh I genuinely want to give you honest input in regards to your worries and I hope you believe me that I have the best in mind for you and your family.
There are fundamentally two more things besides instilling kindness that you as a parent can do to help your child grow up with the strength to do the right things, no matter the peer pressure:
-avoid building any sort of resentment
-teach them mindfulness and meditation and see that they understand their capacity to hurt and harm and how to only do so in self-defense and when absolutely needed.
To not build resentment in your child, you yourself have to be grounded, emotionally healthy, aware of your own needs and how to get them met. You also need to see your children as the full humans they are, make them feel that their needs are just as important as anyone else's and give them as much autonomy and responsibility as they are able to handle and want to do so, as well as the circumstances allow.
If your child doesn't have a significant amount of frustration built up, then it won't have the need to lash out at someone weaker when given the chance.
Next up is to teach your child to be aware of how their words can hurt others and of how they physically can really hurt someone when they lose control. You'll have plenty of moments that present a good teaching opportunity in these regards.
A more advanced and incredibly valuable lesson is how to be mindful, especially of one's own motivations and regarding this issue, of the more primal impulses. Children and especially teenagers can meditate and it is THE way to become aware of one's impulses before they manifest. Just the practice of mindfulness and meditation itself will do the trick.
It's a bit of a cliche, but martial arts are usually great in many of these regards. Teach your child how to fight, so they never have to.
If your child is emotionally healthy and mindful of their impulses, then you can be assured that they'll withstand negative influences.
You want to believe that because you don’t want to think that these sort of actions are the product of the society we live in, but they are.
Yes, these kids were predisposed to violence. But they chose Brianna specifically because of the hatred they have grown up being taught. We should not be brushing that fact under the rug.
Anyone is capable of anything, people who say they could never do something like murder or whatever, just haven't been presented a situation severe enough where they had to choose that. Monsters aren't born, they are created by society and in cases with children they have problematic behaviors that are ignored or even enabled by adults around them.
The fact they had the audacity to not call it a hate crime. It's honestly sickening to no end about what happened and how it was handled when it first came to the public eye. I hope she's resting well.
as a trans man..thank you for talking so sweetly about Brianna. It's so rare, to hear ppl talk about us in such a loving way. She was just a teenage girl, after all, and the fact you treat her as such is making me feel a little bit more hopeful about how ppl will remember her. Rest in Peace, Brianna. We'll never forget you.
Ty for this comment. I'm a trans dude too, and idk if I would've watched this video without confirmation she's talked about well.
you will always loved by someone never forget that
I don’t know if you live in England or not, but pretty much everyone remembered her this way here. She was just a child who struggled with anxiety and having pushed past that to go out, had such an evil thing happen to her by someone she should have been able to trust. She was a kid and no child deserves that. From everything I read in the papers at the time, it sounded like she was a very sweet girl.
im a trans guy too, and after the next benedict case i was scared to watch this video, but knowing that brianna was respected will make it so much easier. thank you, and good luck to all of us ✊🏳️⚧️
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i really like how Stephanie covered this case because it's been really influential in the UK but still some people are still not taking it seriously like our prime minister.
God I hate our government
What do you expect PM to say? It is not common for “trans” people to be murdered more than women. It was a heinous crime by hateful individuals. To put in perspective for all who push a false narrative: 1 “transwoman” murdered in UK last year; 3 women a week murdered.. Here in U.S: Mahogany Jackson, a Birmingham mother held against her will & tortured for hours before being killed by a gunshot in February - 7 people arrested for the brutal crime, no mention by those in gov’t, people aren’t “taking it seriously” I guess.
@@madwickedfollyYou’d expect him to at least not push such hateful narratives about trans people. Like really, no one is describing the fact that women are killed often. But remember anti-trans thoughts greatly effect women as well. We are both at risk.
@@freddiebishop9622 what hateful narratives is it that the PM pushes? I simply stated a fact that those with a comprehension problem never want to hear because it challenges their belief system.
@@madwickedfollyyou’re american so i don’t expect you to know what we’re talking about, our dickhead prime minister thought it would be an appropriate time to diss another MP and make a transphobic remark in the process, while BRIANNA’s mother was in the house of commons. This is just one out of a string of events of him being transphobic, he owed us all a lot of words actually and all we got was sarcasm and a half arsed “apology”
let me be clear
Us brits fucking hate sunak and the tories right now, he is absolutely relevant in a hate crime against a young trans girl, he and the tories have been feeding into trans hate for a while now.
Brianna was simply unapologetically herself, she loved life, and from what we hear from her here, she was a gem of a person. It must have taken a lot of strength for her with her anxiety to take the bus like that. I'm so sorry that her life was cut short like this, in such a horrifying way. Hate crimes are the worst.
It couldn't even leave it's parent's house without having anxiety and panic attacks according to the news coverage going into it's life. So how did it "love life"? Such a ridiculous, overused statement to blindly appeal to sympathy
@@cipher9323shut up 💀
@@cipher9323 She/her/herself* :)
@@NoName-yf4zishe loved life enough to be herself. I have agoraphobia and extreme anxiety so I also get panic attacks when leaving the house, but I still love life. I’m very grateful for everything I have and all my family and friends. And you saying “it” is really weird. You don’t have to support lgbt but you don’t have to be disrespectful especially to someone who has passed away because of her gender identity.
No I'm sorry, don't even correct their usage of pronouns, it honestly seems so tiring to even respond...Using "it" is so crazy to me, the fuck. It's a damn teenager they're talking about that got murdered and they have the audacity to say "it" despite the case.@@STRATOSPHERE_beats
I don't understand this mindset.. to kill someone over such ridiculous bs. I myself don't fully understand the trans stuff going on in the world, but I also just don't care, I'm not gonna waste time trying to make sense of something that's literally nothing in my life. So why do others make it such a centric issue for themselves, when it has no bearing on them?
1:29:20 they had no neurodiverse diagnosis and yet they got those toys??? they are two cold blooded murderers and are treated so well while disabled folks have to almost always struggle to get their needs met??? wtf honestly
I think they both are neurodivergent, but they still shouldn't have gotten fidget toys in court. They murdered someone.
doesnt matter even if they are, they dont deserve respect like lets be for real here @@cluckerchick9425
@@cluckerchick9425 All neurodivergent people have the right to accommodations, especially since court is a high stress event that requires a clear and focused mind, as well as clear communication. Rather or not a person is guilty or not is irrelevant, nobody should be treated as guilty until after they're sentenced.
@@qs-ii1872ew ur as gross as the murderer’s
@@qs-ii1872ur apart of the problem
the most warped and fascinating thing about this is that the Police didn't rule it as pure Transphobia. and looking at Scarlet's texts to Eddie, it's clear to see why. She clearly respected her pronouns and not only see Brianna as a women, but as a Competitor and a Rival. Competition that in her view needs to be erased. Jesus christ, for Eddie he's transphobic, but for Scarlet?.... its pure jealously. Pure. unadulterated, Envy. Brianna mastered the looks Scarlet couldn't, in response she did something beyond evil and petty.
its fetishization, and thats still transphobic.
Yeah........
fetishizing trans people is still transphobia
Maybe it came down to the literal meaning of Transphobia - which means excessive fear for trans. They are not fearful of Brianna. They hate her for being trans. There is a difference between 'hate' and ' fear'. It is just my thought. I might be wrong.
@@Satanabi well, still no. by that definition, only Eddie is transphobic. which he is. But Scarlet? nah, she respected everything about her pronouns and looks. She truly see her as equal in which she lured in an actual transphobic bigot to lure eyes of away from her actual envy. She's not transphobic, Eddie is, she's using a Transphobe to lure eyes away from her envy.
I breathed out the biggest sigh of absolute sadness and disbelief when you said Amelia met Brianna for the first time at her funeral. The amount of disrespect and unjustifiable behaviour from the media and spectators deadnaming Brianna is honestly disheartening. I'm genuinely speechless, one of my best friends is transgender (FTM) and I couldn't imagine losing him in such a cruel way, and then to have to mourn him with people saying such things and deadnaming him. Honestly disgusting and saddening, this is the kind of thing to make me lose faith in humanity.
I feel you girl
Your friend is trans but you call it him ??
@@xstarrumixYikeeeees.
@@xstarrumix he transitioned to a man
@@xstarrumixyikes man, yikes! 😬
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this is sick.
who in their right mind would take someones sister and daughter away because of literal envy.
to think there's so much hate in this world, but the fact everyone wore pink to Brianna's funeral, just brought tears to my eyes.. she was just a young kid, she had her entire life ahead of her, yet adults like the journalism in this case truly killed her a second time with their thoughtless words
rest in peace & pride //
Brianna was an absolute credit to her mother and the way her mum carries herself in the light of this tragedy is incredible. Two amazing women.
this happened around half an hour away from me it was so scary and heartbreaking and our prime minister has been insensitive about this case in particular, thank you for covering this
What, the prime Minister ? So so so sad RIP Brianna
@@marley9904 yeah i’m pretty sure he made an insensitive comment in parliament in front of brianna’s mother :(
What do you expect the Prime Minister to do? There are probsbly tens of stabbing in London on a daily basis, and it's all young people. People get targeted all the time for hate crimes, for the race, sex, being an immigrant, homeless, etc. And the PM is kind of useless at best 😢
@@livgrace2460that's disgusting of him, but I'm not shocked. As a disabled person, I know most people with MH problems or disabilities are treated by second hand humans by the government and the system. And as an immigrant, I always read abuse against my own online.
Rishi Sunak’s a wasteman
I am studying to be a teacher, this is my last year. I already teached at two high schools as practice. I've met many trans students and I always asked them their pronouns. Some of them were very socially awkward and never smiled, until I asked that question. I hate that I can't do more for them. I feel like I would die if one of my ex students was killed this way in a hate crime. I can't believe the amount of hate these teens had. Brianna looked like an angel, it sounds like she was an angel too. It's so heartbreaking that she was starting to get over the anxiety she had and they killed her. Nobody deserves that.
you will be a terrible teacher
@@SpY22o0s my professors don't think like that and my students learned a lot so I think I'll be fine
@@SpY22o0s keyboard warrior
@@YawnDaBox_ Translover
@@SpY22o0syes☺️
My husband-to-be is a trans man. I remember this case when it happened. I went home and held him for so long and silently cried into his shoulder. I never told him why. He thought it was just anxiety and we made our comfort dinner (stir-fried mi goreng with egg and chicken for him). The thought in my mind all through dinner was "If anyone ever hurts him, I'll kill them." He's my heart and soul. Transphobes have harassed us before....but if someone tried to or did hurt him, I would go feral to protect him and his son.
Beautiful Brianna, please rest in pride and power.
that's so sad... I hope nothing bad ever happens to you both! You both sound like really nice people :")
Thats really sweet. I bet he loves you a lot. :)
i am also a trans man, and seeing this kind of attitude taken towards our identities is very refreshing. i'm sure your husband is very appreciative and glad to have you in his life!
My husband is also a trans man I'm the exact same way I sobbed my eyes out in the car with him and showed him the case and he was like yeah this happens all the time sadly it's not fair.
He also said Brianna was pretty
She is a pretty pink winged angel now...
Rest in power our Pink angel
Be careful. Cruel demons walk among us
I have never cried listening to a case, but when you said "its was the first time they met in person".... ugh... her one true friend met her after death. How heavy. That poor girl.
Hey Stephanie, I don’t know if you’d be able to cover a case that’s just happened. Samira Ayalne… she went to my uni and was missing for 3 weeks, she was found on a river bank with no ID and so the day she was found missing (3 weeks prior) no one could ID her. The students at my university are trying to build the awareness for her because we are angry at police and at our university
Woah that actually happened to you? The police are such jerks and i hope you guys get justice!
Maybe submit to Kendall Rae? Stephanie seems to cover high profile cases
@@PaperheartparticlesYeah I'd second messaging Kendall Rae, she really likes to emphasize low profile cases that need more awareness!
what university is it
YES !!!!
This is the worst transphobia I have ever heard of. And People wonder why some LGBTQIA (including me) are scared to go outside.
Don't worry, if you look up the numbers you'll see that people outside of the lgbt+ get murdered a lot more. Just live your life, life is too good to waste in fear.
Thank you for covering this horrible tragedy. Another kid was killed, Nex, because of similar hate and bullying. I hope spreading awareness about these horrible cases about ANY gender or identity get people to truly see the horrors of humanity
The team might've been waiting on the final verdict on their death. I do hope they cover Nex's case though, they were failed by the system just like Brianna.
That case isn't comparable. Nex committed suicide, is non-binary, and initiated the physical altercation the day before their death. Nex' bullying was well known an they were let down by the school (not calling the police after she was beat is INSANE), whereas Brianna's murder was a surprise. Etc. Not all LGBT people are The Same.
It's important to accept that not all murders of LGBT people are because they are LGBT. Victim mentality is not a strength.
@@Zombii_x did you... watch the video? they were absolutely targeted for their identities. the texts between brianna's killers were full of transphobia. discussing the genitals of a 16yo girl is a transphobic classic. on the other hand, nex told their family about being bullied for their identity more than a year before their death. their suicide is a direct result of bullying from their classmates.
@@Zombii_xYeah, no. You have zero authority to try and say this had nothing to do with their identities, as it absolutely did. Your voice in this situation is meaningless and unwelcome. Thanks.
@@sheonyx hey!! Nex used he/him pronouns by the way (not mad just clarifying)
reminder that the victim being trans is not an open invitation for people to share their unwarranted opinions on trans people. nobody cares if you think “this case is terrible BUT these pronouns are going too far” or “i think she should’ve have been murdered BUT i’m against minors transitioning.” read the room, now is not the time or place for that discussion. we should be honoring the victim, not debating about her identity.
exactly, we are talking about a human life.
Exactly 💯
Reminder that people are allowed to share their opinions whenever they want
@@abi1A life that we can not get back. For better or worse, we need to focus on the future.
@@TheColtonStreeterThis, as well.
Being interested in the dark and scary. and serial killers/true crime doesn't make someone evil. But scarlet was OBSESSED, to the point she idolized horrible monsters and even ADMIRED them enough to wanna recreate it. This just makes me sick to my stomach. Im glad the parents of the monsters disowned (at least scarlets), there are too many cases where parents of monsters are blinded by motherly/fatherly love, I'm glad this case is not one of them.
the boy has the other kind of parents. even after the murder, his mother described as a “good child, with good morals.” it’s sickening.
12:20 this really hits home for me. I met a girl in middle school, and we were pretty great friends. Then high school came, and she had to go to a different school, early college, and I stopped seeing her as much. Only in the summer for about 5 days of the summer. It gradually got less and less. And then in 2020 she texted me happy birthday and never talked to me again. She was never one to get back to your texts, it took her weeks to do so. I'd be sending stuff regularly and then randomly get one long paragraph reacting to everything I said since last time we spoke.
I haven't seen that person I considered my best friend since 2019. I wanted to be roommates and live together so we could see each other every day and help each other. But, that's not gonna happen. Now, I'm practically alone now that she left.
One of my other (ex) friends claimed I made her uncomfortable and she just stopped talking to me because of that. After, like, 6 years or so? Really? I don't trust this girl much cause she's such a victim and toxic person to talk to. We broke off completely and she blocked me because of some dumb stuff on facebook.
14:12 Omg, no, that would k*ll me if I said that and then found out....
14:56 I'm autistic and h*ll no. I'm always freaking out about this so much that I can't even completely focus on the conversation.
28:13 this is kinda me, lol. Not on a school night though, as I didn't get a license until I was 18. And I just have no friends to go out and do that with. But, I've done it myself. Once to just get a pack of cupcakes.
30:30 that's not even what Satanism is, lol.
33:37 idk why you would take that....like I have no interest in getting high or anything, but I wouldn't take pills from just somebody. People can be horrible. I was bullied and had people mess with me by trying to act overly nice to me I mean I guess there may have been trust if they were pretty close, but still...
47:16 Funky town. I heard about it and these details. I've not watched it or seen anything from it (edit: I think I found a picture...), but sometimes I'm tempted to out of curiosity, but that stuff is super traumatizing. I've already seen two things, one popped up on my TH-cam page as a short and immediately started playing when I scrolled over it. But, the kitten thing I saw was the worst and messed me up for months. It's still with me now, but I'm better.
47:57 Shuriken.
48:21 that was barely censored...
55:22 I looked it up and into its content. I didn't see anything but some stuff about n*de paintings. But, if there are certain words and any kind of s*xual scenes then no I couldn't (PTSD reasons). And what about the R/SA stuff?
1:01:05 gotcreamafed? What?
1:09:18 I'm, like, I just don't understand why she'd be okay with doing all of that. I get teenagers and peer pressure and the whole thing surrounding dr*gs may seem cool or interesting/fun...idk, but, I've never understood that at all. Like, them even suggesting that would make me not want to hang out with them at all.
1:23:55 oh, I thought you were gonna continue about the cat. But, also that would still be a crime even if it was true...like, dude....
1:31:43 I ate a whole 50mg sucker on accident. It was really the only time I got into that stuff and I only did because I was told it could help with anxiety. I made a bowl of soup after and after only eating a few bites, idk what happened. I all of a sudden was just in darkness with something burning my hand and everything slowly faded back in. My room was dark, but I had string lights on. It was pitch back and slowly came back into view. I was still holding my soup. That's what was burning my hand. I felt numb and weird, but wasn't sure what was happening. I was so confused. Then, leaning up against the wall, I noticed my heart was racing and my skin felt really hot. I went in the living room to tell my step-dad and he just told me to try to lay down and relax. I did, but kept going back and forth to him and my room because everytime I tried to relax in my room, I thought I was gonna d*e or something. I felt like I was gonna explode.
He told me to wake up my mom if it was that bad. So, I did. My mom was half asleep when I woke her and took a minute to realize what I did. She told me I wasn't gonna d*e and I asked her if she was sure. She sat with me in the living room on the couch. I could feel my pulse pounding and my veins felt like they were going to pop. It hurt so bad. I was burning up and my heart was racing super fast. I knew that couldn't be good for how long it was racing for. I thought I was gonna have a heart attack. My mouth and throat was dry and burning up too. Drinking water made me feel super sick and since I was numb in my mouth and throat, I almost kept choking. I thought I was biting my tongue at one point and was scared I was gonna accidentally bite it off. Everytime I managed to fall asleep, I was jolted back awake. I woke up once and I swear I had a glob of slobber come out of my mouth onto the couch, but there was nothing there when I checked.
This whole night was horrible. I wanted to go to the hospital,but they kept saying they couldn't take me, and they wouldn't be able to do anything. I just had to wait it out. I genuinely have never thought I was gonna d*e like I did that night....
1:34:11 it's stuff like this that makes me never want to step outside again. Not only is that foul, as you said, but would send me into a panic attack due to ptsd, plus just obviously the whole act itself and how gross and vile that is.
1:35:06 wow, that is such a sad excuse...like, if that were even true anyway, they make Depends for a reason dude.
As someone who’s socially anxious and has been diagnosed with social anxiety, seeing her mother being proud of her socially achievements broke my heart. Seeing how such a kind young woman being betrayed by her own friend, and that betrayal costing her life is something so sickening. Her mother reminded me heavily of my own, constantly cheering her on with achievements she made throughout..
May her soul rest in peace, Brianna.. 🩷🕊️
amen. as someone with social phobia i actually started fuming listening to this... breaks my heart what they did to her.
the fact that these text messages exist and the killer still has it in him to plead not guilty is literally insane
I don't know with that reason he could have reasonably even tried to plead not guilty. There is so much evidence that they planned to murder someone and then specifically the future victim for months. There is proof both of them were more than a bit mentally disturbed for even longer. He's absolutely guilty and so is she. Brianna was a victim of these two who showed so many signs that nobody did anything about until it was too late.
The problem is they don’t view Bri as a person. These, will not even call them trash for that is disrespectful to trash, do not deserve to be apart of this world.
Was mutuals with brianna on social media and would sit and watch her tiktoks every morning before getting ready for school, when i heard about the news i thought it was only a rumour, this case is very close to my heart and it’s so sweet to see you handle it in such a gentle and respectful way thank you steph ❤ my heart goes out to all of her family and friends, she was so caring and so true to herself
so sorry for the loss of your friend
I’m Irish and I remember hearing a lot about this story and it’s so horrific and disgusting. My heart goes out to Brianna’s family and friends
Eye contact issues are common in autism and doesn't necessarily mean heartless killer. Just wanted to point that one thing out. These two were complete monsters though.
Ya, she's just saying common stereotypes. Like most ppl think somethings up if you can't hold eye contact *at all* ^^
cried through 90% of this. but Brianna deserves our tears, we should never be allowed to forget how words of hate can transform into violent action so quickly.
Really
It’s so sad too because we feel sad when we heard about these things but after some point we all move on with our lives and these victims don’t get to
@@aissatoubarry2138always the no follower burner acounts😂 if ur gonna say horrible things atleast show your face
This is why you should take your son to the gym, instead of letting him join the cult of transgenderism and cosplay in pink dresses. Society failed to protect Brett Spooner from the transgender cult, that is why he died. Say his name. Say his name! Brett Spooner.
@@Lxvely74 I said nothing wrong I simply said really because the comment said they cried through 90% of the video and the video is over an hour long nearly 2 hours so I said “really” cause I found it difficult to believe. But the person your responding to is ignorant enough not to ask why I said it but instead made assumptions.
No idea how this got 2.6K dislikes. This is SO well done. Thank you for uploading this. You deliver these tough subjects SO well.
Homophobic people who are just as evil as the criminal who unalived brianna.
@@rooster8734as a person within the lgbtq+ community, I think someone unaliving an innocent, young person is worse than someone having an opinion you do not agree with.
wow. awful. how are you able to even see the dislikes?
@@heavenfly7776 there’s a Google addon
No fucking way he held up a sign that said “not guilty” after he committed the fucking crime. This makes me sick. And the fact that Brianna thought scarlet was a friend and hoped she would drop the knife, and wondered why she deserved that after being so nice to scarlet…. They both deserve LIFE. Brianna was such a beautiful and loving soul. She didn’t deserve what had happened to her. Justice for Brianna. Fly high. 🕊️ you’re in a better place now. ❤ and may those who made you suffer rot, and feel the same if not worse pain and betrayal and fear you had felt in your last moments. Again, justice and love for Brianna. ❤🕊️🙏🏾
Idk about the UK, but in the US there is zero legal benefit to pleading guilty in a criminal case. That applies even to people who know they are guilty unless there is a preponderance of evidence against them.
@@jnhartonit matters for sentencing in the UK, there’s a range of sentences for each crime, you start at a sort of baseline sentence, and that sentence can go up to the maximum or down to the minimum depending on a variety of factors, all of which are considered.
The sentencing difference between someone who immediately holds their hands up, cooperates with police, says “I did it, I knew it was wrong, I’m sorry for my actions,” and someone who refuses to admit any wrongdoing even in the face of evidence ‘beyond a reasonable doubt’ can be quite large.
She was a teen, she was autistic, she had ADHD, she had anxiety and she was trans. She was just like me. She didn't deserve this. She had her whole life ahead of her, she was beautiful, she could have been a model if she wanted, but these monsters took that away from her. This is unfair and brutal and so so tragic. It's awful that a girl that was just like me had to die. rest in peace, Brianna...
Sending you a hug, love ❤ stay strong
She's just like me too (although I'm FtM). May she rest in peace.
@@damien678ftm gang
@@SukunaYaoiyesss ftm!!
I work at a summer camp (based on the Party Jackson series) where a bunch of our campers and now are staff ...we check pretty much all of those boxes. We often refer to it as 'gay pagan larp camp'. We are also in Texas. Let that one sink in as well. For some of our kids, that is the one week out of the year they feel safe to be their true selves.
We shouldn't have to create safe spaces, because everyone should just be safe to live...
She was my daughters friend! I can't believe you're covering this 🙌 massive respect Stephanie. Thank you ❤
You mean IT was your daughter's friend
@@juri2001 You're the only it here
@@juri2001you’re disgusting.
@@juri2001SHE is dead you need to show some respect what is wrong with you?
@@juri2001 she clearly said "she" are you that blind that u cannot read?
As a trans man, thank you for covering this case with so much love and compassion. You honoured the victim, as you always do, but I've never seen someone cover a trans case as sweetly as you have. It would be nice if you covered another trans case as violence against us is always happening. It helps to show what we go through. Thank you, Stephanie. ❤
Everyone deserves the same respect and compassion. Trans people don't deserve more than anyone else.
@@Lulu-xl5cmdid anyone say that??? 😭😭 all he said was a thank you to Stephanie for being respectful, you’re fighting air rn
@@euphovin No, not my intention. I just don't like the victim card. "it's always us". Nah girl, it doesn't matter what you believe you are. Everyone deserves the same respect.
@@Lulu-xl5cm except he didn’t say it was “always us”, he said “always happening” as in they happen often? you can’t deny that trans murder cases happen often, but nowhere did he state that it’s only against trans people
@@euphovin "violence against us is always happening." Come on :/
His “I know gay people” comment is definitely giving “I can’t be racist, some of my best friends are black” 😒….riiiight 🙄. I just hope that they are never given parole.
everyones a little racist inside
The audacity to say that after killing a literal person
I literally laughed and said that out loud when I heard it cause what lmao
No really what racist person hangs around the race they don't like u got me thinking 😂
@@zadd1809 who's everyone I'm not😂
Got to add that Brianna’s mother also went on to urge that the families of the killers should NOT be receiving hate. That those families also lost children and she would not stand for hate being any part of Brianna’s legacy. Incredibly powerful ❤
Still ......
They lost children who are still alive, just locked up 😬😬 the mother lost her daughterw life
The father of Eddi got convicted of having and or taking child Pictures...
There is a similar case in Taiwan, the victim name is Yeh Yung-chih.. also known as Rose boy.. they was found in the school toilet & died in the hospital.. the perpetrators were never punished as the death was ruled as accidental.. The victim mum went on to be an advocate for the LGBT movement in Taiwan.. there is a beautiful song written about this case.. womxnly by jolin tsai
Thank you for raising awareness about this case!
"died in the school toilet"
"accidental"
just... why
I love the depth of coverage on each case is presented with. Most True Crime casts are half an hour or less. I think Steph is wonderful at not only giving the coverage but doing so in such depth and with such respect to the victims and families of all involved. I also love that they pay forward to charities.
Stephanie is the only TH-camr I can listen to for 3 hours straight without needing to rewind 46,098 times.
She's an amazing narrator.
So true
Saaame! I really appreciate her articulation and cadence. It's easy to listen to and not at all muddled.
Yeah, it’s like you’re sitting down with her having a deep conversation
The parents of those teens failed them 🙁
The father of one of the kids got arrested recently for s*x offences - I don't think the parents can help
I completely agree...I would have wanted to meet every Friend my kid has before they can go on their own with them..I'm sorry nowadays is extremely dangerous!
@@icorrea143this has always been a dangerous realm
True
It always like that
In Japan there's a concept called "chunibyo" or "8th-grader syndrome", it's like a youthful delusion a lot of teens have where they imagine themselves as a hero, supervillain, having secret superpowers etc. and act out their fantasy like wearing certain clothes or posing. It's like a perfectly normal melodramatic "cringe phase" that a lot of teens do to stand out and then cringe at later in life, but with those two it seemed like they just enabled and fed into each other's "I'm totally a stone-cold killer" delusions to the maximum with how casually they talked about killing or their "accomplishments", like they were constantly trying to one-up each other.
That actually makes a lot of sense . The majority of middle schoolers and high schoolers want to be different and stand out so they are liked or even just noticed
@@Allyourbase1990 explains the whole gender obsessed trend ongoing too
Its not a trend @rigg4146
@@Crybatty that's literally the same thing goth kids said 20 years ago but ok
@rigg4146 goth too isnt a trend either its a music subculture and a movement there are still plenty of goth people and community, adults included. That aside, Music subculture is still different than someone's identity. You think you ate. Im an alternative adult im in my 20s. (My best friend is traditional goth n has been for 10 years we saw sisters of mercy together who are also still a goth band surrounded by community of all ages) Though im in a different subculture point still stands so looks like your point still falls flat lmao if facets of your life, identity, and community to you are superficial and just trends then thats ur life view but not everyone is like that and i suggest not to project that onto othersh
Bro what the hell is wrong with people in the comments. Trans or not, murder is murder and it’s horrible what they did to a human being
@LeyLeyTheMAP no they arent what 💀
they are people just like everyone else thats just a stereotype 🤠
FR its awful girl behind you straight up said "I don't support lgbtq" 😭then you got these "edgy" kids saying womp womp 😭plus victim blaming through the roof
@LeyLeyTheMAP YOU are a child predator
I hate to see things like this happening in the world
For real again we are living in myessed up world especially one's son or daughter.
@@Mr.WestcottX especially the normal people. imagine being trans or gay... thats the real crime.
Bro I’m trans and because of shit like this I don’t tell anyone
@@dearestwhispers good, that is none of people's business.
@@SentimentalCorporation bruh
The way my mouth DROPPED when you said that couple saw a man putting a "leash on his fluffy white dog" .... oh.... my..... god..........
When a sociopath meets a psychopath, this is the result.
Which one is which?
@@Kukuromthe girl would be the sociopath im guessing and the killer the psychopath.
@@wxifu6416the girl is a psychopath because she wants to kill, the Bigot Transphobe named Eddie simply do it out of transphobia, which is a form of sociopathy, but Scarlett isn't a transphobe like Eddie genuinely is, but a sadistic larper seeking validation through murder.
@@Kukurom i think eddie is the sociopath here and scarlet the psychopath
Eddy is sociopath in this story and scarlet is the psychopath in this story
PROTECT TRANS KIDS AT ALL COSTS!
Right on! Trans people deserve better than this!!
It was ridiculous when the police said it wasn't a hate crime. Even we knew it was. Being stabbed THAT many times? By your own classmates and a boy she didn't even: know?
It makes me so angry that they weren’t charged with a hate crime because it absolutely was. It sounds like Brianna was an amazing person she looked so beautiful and sweet. The fact that it was the first time she took the bus alone really hit hard it shows how young she was, how much more of life she had to experience. And because of my social anxiety disorder I congratulate myself on small accomplishments like taking the bus and getting out of the house so I can understand how her taking the bus alone to meet up with some friends was an accomplishment her mom was probably proud of but it lead to her life ending so tragically.
for Eddie he's the true Transphobe. Most of the Transphobia is from Eddie's genuine beliefs. For Scarlet she seems to purely want a target to kill. So she larps as one to lure in a murderous bigot, but surprise the bigot was too weak so Scarlet, being the evil witch she is, finishes the job for him. Evil goes beyond even identity as she even wanted to kill the rest of her friends she deems "weak", and even her care takers.
Exactly. At the very least the dude should've gotten a hate crime charge. I can understand scarlet not getting one cause she seemed to respect her pronouns (thinking of what another comment said about why they thought the police didn't rule it hate crime) and she had a weird infatuation and fetish about Brianna
@@hellochildren3780 but fetishizing trans people is transphobic, one of the first thing she brought up is Brianna’s genitals that’s disgusting both of the killers were bigots and didn’t see her as a human being.
@@Cha4kPhobia can also mean "hate towards..." Transphobia is both the fear and hatred of trans people. There's no excuse for a murder.
This HAD to be a HATE CRIME. There is no way it was NOT.
Hate crimes are pointless enhancers. A crime is a crime, and ironically enough, it's been shown that making special enhancers for "minorities" just further "others" them.
For Eddie? Maybe, but rather not in particular. For Scarlett though it was apparently a "love" crime (Jeffrey Dahmer kind of "love"). Does it makes the murder any better?
honestly its totally unjust but for scarlette it was more bitter jealousy because as she said herself that brianna was prettier than her and she was jealous i dont think they killed her solely because she was trans more becuase they had to kill somebody one way or another and brianna just so happened to be so kind that she couldnt see past their bad reputation
i fully believe this wasn’t labeled as a hate crime (i think not officially?) because the british government is sooooo deeply transphobic. both the “democrats” and “republicans” (don’t make me remember the parties i know one is labor) are transphobic, so no one in power (especially in the media) had motivation to fight for brianna 😔
@@ForeverL0vingH3rI think that was true for Scarlett mostly but for Eddie he definitely had a dislike for her because she was trans and a lot of his motive for helping Scarlett was out of his own morbid interest
I love how when their talking about eye contact and amount of seconds she’s literally doing it subconsciously in the video
How the fk can you say this wasn't a hate crime on some level??? Scarlet, sure, she seemed just messed up in general... But Eddie!?!?! His hatred was SO CLEAR!!
Another beautiful light snuffed from this world because people are disgusting
Bc duh
I absolutely was lost in tears when the picture of Brianna’s funeral was shown. The pink coffin and pink feathers on the white horses got me. It really shows how much she was loved, how much she was cared for, how well her parent(s) knew her. My heart is broken.
As the parent of a trans teenage daughter, this story breaks my heart. The fact that the UK media added to the loss and trauma by misgendering and dead naming her is outrageous. What a senseless and tragic loss.
Right? It's the ultimate disrespect to the poor girl, it was horrible enough that somebody killed her, but to not respect her after she's gone is just an additional stab. Her poor mother and friends...
Congratulations
They did WHAT
@@theodorebarton4256right like wtf it’s not hard to do at all😕
That's because the UK has rapidly become an Anti-Trans country in the past few years. Much like the United States and Canada.
We should treat our transgirls with respect and kindness they deserve and treat all women better for that matter😢
I have a question. What about the girls who aren't comfortable with a male in their spaces? Do they deserve respect?
@Lulu-xl5cm yes all women need respect Transwoman and normal women deserve respect Transwoman are also not welcome in men's rooms and I can tell by your words that what men want is all that is important to you Right leaner? You don't have a voice anymore watch men tell you what to say and when to stop how we feel doesn't matter anymore. We both are just a Pot and Kettle on the same hog I'm transgender and me and my friends who are all normal women go in the bathrooms together without questions but transmen who are born female and don't look at all like women will go in and get bothered by women like you who assume they are a transwoman but they have beards and big penises and y'all want to explain that Tony is really Brenda and his penis is actually what a doctor did to a vagina with a pump and implanted shaft and sit it "Brenda's" pea because the toilet seat wasn't lifted as "she" now pisses like a man? Think for yourself there is more transmen than transwoman you're not thinking this through and just repeating someone else's lines my poor sister you have no idea
For me as an autistic person, who naturally avoids eye contact, but has trained themselves into looking people in the eye and just recently learned that making eye contact doesn't mean "stare into their soul", hearing about the rules of keeping eye contact, how many seconds, that it comes natural for people, was a bit mindblowing 😅.
as someone who's also autistic I could relate sm 😭😭
I don't really notice or care when people don't look in my eyes. If I notice someone is looking there, I will look at them back in their eyes to be polite. I know when to look away once it feels the same as when you hug someone, and it starts to get uncomfortable if it goes on any longer. Looking in someone's eyes is like physical contact to me, so I think similar rules apply.
Sorry for the rant. lol just dont be too hard on yourself if you don't make eye contact alot, some people (like me) don't care.
Oh my god, same. I trained myself to make eye contact and I've relatively recently noticed that I may or may not have come off as creepy to my teachers for it.
Please look into masking. It's damaging mentally, and DON'T feel like you have to conform. I'm shocked that Stephanie made such an insensitive comment, as an AuDHDer myself I've always struggled with eye contact. I'm 42 and only diagnosed with ADHD last year, and it opened my eyes to my life long struggles.
@@Reverse_Cowgirl-catno worries, it's not a rant, it helps
honestly so pissed off, what's obviously a hate crime, people make an excuse that its not a hate crime :(
I mean…. Crime …..hate…. Go hand in hand
@@mattybrunolucaszeneresalas9072 oh I'm sorry. I was referring to when you physically attack a minority group (because you dislike them)
@@ekkiegill1439 ohhh...wait wut
@@Fuglicia-is7oz please do look into what hate crime is and try to understand the video
It’s cause they white
As a trans person, if I’m ever murdered I want Stephanie to be the one to cover my case. The way she handled this one felt very respectful of the victim, which I find to be rare when the victim is transgender. Thank you for covering this case
Real
Me as well
wishing you nothing but safety and love
Please do not wish that on yourself.
I hope you live a long happy life. This world is scary.
My girlfriend is trans and she tells me that she's gonna get hunted down and assaulted and as a partner, i try my best to calm her down. After watching this i get why she's nervous. Because people like the killer exist.
Bad people exist yes. But you have ABSOLUTELY no reason to harm someone in anyway shape or form just because of their personal decision. Yes you may dislike trans people but you and all of humanity does not have any right to harm or embarrass anyone for going through life like you do.
And to my trans folks, i hope all of you are safe and healthy. Dont let the actions of the bad apples get to you. Boy or girl or anything else, you are valid! You are important and amazing!! Stay safe and be you! 💕
Your so sweet most of my partners don't like that I'm trans and most I'm too nervous to tell them I am and most just date me to see what there Sexualty is
I first found out about this case when a video popped out “how criminals reacted to their sentences”. This case popped up but they hid the faces. They do not deserve anonymity
I followed Brianna’s story very closely last year after it hit the media, and the public reaction to all the information on twitter was fucking disgusting. People celebrating her loss of life, saying that she “deserved it” and that “nature sorts itself out eventually.” So many awful fucking people reveling in the death of a child. It’s just incomprehensible that any person could celebrate the loss of a completely innocent life in the open like that, and it still makes me sick to remember that.
Yeah it's disturbing how many nasty people like that exist
that’s terrible :( can you even call yourself human after celebrating something like that
People like that don't deserve to be called humans, like it is disgusting for people celebrating Brianna's death just because she's different. I hate people like that, they make me feel sick
Very sad.
I know it's not much of a comfort, but remember that when Matthew Shepard was killed, people said the same sorts of things about being gay. But look where we are now. I truly believe that we're progressing, even if it's slow, and future generations will look back on this with universal disgust.
Rotten Mango *really* has a knack for researching their cases extremely thoroughly! I'm always impressed (and never dissapointed) by Rotten Mangos rigorous, in depth research on the cases she covers! I always learn new details about a case through their videos, that were not discussed/covered in other yt videos, on the same case! It must take a lot of passion and patience, to be able to research your cases so thoroughly, simply because you want people to really get a sense for who the victims in these cases were as individuals, not just their names, faces, or being victims of such horrible crimes. Thank you, RT, for all of your hard work, research, and all that you put into these videos. Thank you for taking the time to research/get to know who the victims were as people, and not just focusing on the crime itself, thank you for sharing with us who they were beforehand ❤
im a trans girl thank you for not hesitating to tell the story. i wish people like the perpetrators didn't get defended like many people defend them. trans women dont deserve to be treated like shit... ill try to shout it as loud as i can, but no one will probably ever hear me.
No one deserves to be treated for who they are. But respect comes from both ways. I know a few transwomen who are aware they're biological males and don't go into women spaces. This I respect and I really think that's the main problem people have with trans, many don't understand boundaries. I believe if we can be who we are without affecting other people, no one would be bothered and we can all live in harmony. Although there will always be bad apples on either side.
@@Lulu-xl5cm You are not a savior. you are not helping anyone by saying that. Cis men will still go into women's restrooms. Cis men will still try to come into women's spaces. Denying women women's spaces is not only misogynistic but also degressive. I will go into the bathroom I want, trust me. I'm a trans male and I will not be stopped because someone like you cannot fathom I need to use the restroom and leave. The trans women you're friends with are trans medicalists likely, which are neither accepted nor tolerable in the transgender community.
You are not a savior. It's not okay for you to try and say to respect everyone. Trans people will ALWAYS have less respect than cis people. The only vibe I'm receiving from you is "I'm a lukewarm ally that only says I support CERTAIN trans people so I can get transgender approval, but when it comes to people who are actually living, I don't care!" You're not an ally, you're a cherry picker. I will continue to live on as a male in male spaces.
Thank you for this video... I'm from the UK and I didn't expect everyone to hate the killers as much as they did. I was so glad people empathized and sided with Brianna. I work in home care and my patients are usually around age 80. Two women have already spoke about how upsetting they found this case. One of them (talking about Brianna) said "she can't control that, why would they kill her for that?".