Colorado paramedics found guilty in the death of Elijah McClain
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- Опубликовано: 21 дек 2023
- A Colorado jury convicted two paramedics in the death of Elijah McClain, a Black pedestrian who was given a lethal dose of ketamine in 2019. Peter Cichuniec and Jeremy Cooper were found guilty of criminally negligent homicide. Cichuniec was also found guilty of assault in the second degree through the unlawful administration of drugs.
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#Colorado #Paramedics #ElijahMcClain
Speaking as a medic, you don't just blindly dose a patient, let alone blindly dose someone with ketamine.
THIS!!!!!
They didn’t even take the vitals before administering. That’s anti med school!
Retired medical and I was shocked when they gave him 500 mg of ketamine.
Isn't that what killed that guy from Friends?
@@sharksport01yes
We need the cops convicted as well
You can get them on accessory
Remove law enforcement qualified immunity.
But then you'll see police officers quit with no recruits to fill their position. There will be a shortage of law enforcement officials with more and more citizen being armed. Innocent people will die. And how does defunding the police affect retention/recruitment? Do Good Samaritan laws apply to EMTs/police?@@dianahill5116
And prosecutorial immunity and judicial immunity @@dianahill5116
@@dianahill5116what exactly does the “qualified” part of qualified immunity mean to you?
The fact that the officers weren’t convicted as well is not surprising but also depressing. They treated this man like a criminal, detained and drugged him because he didn’t roll over to their every command. Absolutely despicable.
3:43 did you watch the video? One police officer was convicted
I thought the paramedics drugged him?, thats why theyre on trial
It's disgusting what was done to that young man. Police and paramedics were aligned in this act.
@@fredfoshizzle4891 ALL those cavemen should have been convicted with life in prison
They can appeal they were just trying to help him
As the father of a daughter with special needs, this is truly a victory. Hearing him beg and plead with the officers and try to tell them that he's not dangerous and just different, broke my heart on so many levels. It should have been all of them that were found guilty instead of the paramedics.
Broke my heart too
Very sad!!
It's not though, the police officers should have been charged. If it wasn't for them, he'd be alive today, no doubt. They stopped him for absolutely no reason other than that he was black. I'd still worry for my special needs child... These cops are still on the loose.
@@truthhurtzu i agree, this case is now going to cause other paramedics to downscale their help, now many more people are going to die because they are now not going to be willing to help such cases,
INCLUDING THE CALLER FOR CREATING TYE FALSE NARRATIVE OF Mr. McClain be "Suspicious"!
Cops should be charged for stopping him for no reason. That’s how everything started. And that person that called the cops on him,must be ashamed of itself.
I don't know why the jury didn't see it that way. The police lied to the EMTs causing the overdose.
That's bothered me during this entire case, who was it that called 911 on him? They said he "looked" suspicious! Absolutely outrageous!!
They were charged only after the state investigated. Two officers were tried together and the junior officer was acquitted, while the senior officer was found guilty of a lesser misdemeanor. The second trial was for the officer who put Elijah in the improper carotid hold. That jury acquitted him, which I almost couldn't believe as I watched that one. They have already rehired him and he's back on the street. Aurora PD is so racist that the state still has an oversight contract on them.
@@usmale49The caller was a 17-year-old kid who said "the guy is acting weird and wearing a ski mask."
@@usmale49 yeah, right off the bat, a person wearing a ski mask in August is automatically suspicious, and his odd behaviour added to it. The person who called the cops did nothing wrong.
Nor would stopping and talking to him have been wrong for the police. Putting hands on him within nine seconds of seeing him and everything that happened after that, on the other hand, was just mind-boggling wrong.
Elijah's last words echo in my ears. Nobody can hurt him anymore. he tolds the cops he loved them before they killed him. and then they came back to the place he died and mocked him. how can people be so cruel! Justice for Elijah. Safe in Gods hands
These people don’t see him as they do their own. It’s pure evil.👿
Still makes me sad for the young man. He did not deserve to be treated like that .
Are you sure?
@@stargater2892 yes no one deserves to treated like that especially when your innocent
@@200lbs3 The law doesn't take your feelings in.
@@Ryan-mf2rg…which is why paramedics were found guilty
The only thing he was guilty of was shopping and walking home while black. 😢
As a retired paramedic, I agree with the jury.
As a former flight RN. I agree.
As a former EMT. 100%. Bad medicine.
WHY would they GIVE HIM THAT HIGH DOSE OF MEDICATION! They are nuts for that!
Not even taking vital signs is pretty bad. What happened to their training?
@THEPAYNEPODCAST why give it at all ? The kid was talking. Excited delirium my butt.
looks like the cops threw the medics under the bus
All of them should be under the jail
But THEY started this whole the thing!! Without their actions the EMTs would not even have been called.
Guess there is no Paramedic Union with high priced lawyers like there is Police unions.
You are right, the blue line gang does not protect the medics. It was all the cops fault in the first place.
Nope. The decision of the paramedics was theirs and theirs alone. Cops have responsibility as well, and it’s mind-boggling to one of them were convicted, but the paramedics are the ones with the medical training
If they can do this to an innocent sweet person, imagine what they are doing to others.
Lord jesus
And you know they've done it before, they'll only spend token time in jail and you why it's a fore gone conclusion baby bet on it
They lose their ability to be medical professionals too! That's a HUGE hit! Trust me!
They are Thugs, not paramedics
The thing is, we don't have to. We've never known more about the things being done innocent community members. 😒
The guy who called the cop on Elijah should also be held accountable
Why? Makes no sense
And the cops walk away. And they wonder why they are hated.
No, the cops don’t walk away. If you don’t know anything about the case, maybe you should just stay silent. Or you could try educating yourself.
One was convicted. Of the two acquitted, one had already been fired in 2020.
Elijah should never have been in police custody to begin with. He was basically jumped by the police. This is disgusting all the way around.
When police say stop , just stop ! (EASY) Why is that so hard to understand ??? Police don't know what your up to ??? Thats why they want to ask ??? DUH !!!
@@Sexychildren He did not.
@Sexychildren your mother
@@Sexychildrenprobably did not.
@@Sexychildren you defiantly committed a crime
This case always makes me so sad. The police department was awful in this case
the selfie three of that department's cops took at the scene afterwards, was obscene.
It makes me sick and angry. Elijah was an innocent young man, a citizen going about his business, his only crime listening to music on his way home.
But of course, this being America, somebody sees just a criminal, calls 911, the State assumed the worst, aggressively accosted him, terrified him, took his freedom and ultimately his life.
Disgusting.
@@outermarker5801yeah innocent people go for walks at 3am……
Yes, walking at 3:00 am can be innocent. Some of us work later shifts. Why assume it's nefarious?!
@@jenniferhynes4030because he’s black. Automatically a suspect.
This case utterly broke my heart. I can't even imagine what his family is going through. We must do better as a country.
😢 yes.
I have no faith in this country. But I worked for a police department and what I saw go on made me find a new job.
This was the case from the BLM movement that broke me !!!! I cried for 3 days
It's too late. Your nation had 404 years to repent and utterly refused. Your government paid every nationality except my people. They've stolen my birthright, wealth, and land. The church terminated 80 million aboriginal Amarukhans from 1492 to 1789. Then there's that small strip of land. It's not happening fast enough.
Better as a Country?
That's FUNNY 😅
I'm so sorry that the world lost this fine young man who was a blessing and light to this world.
Agreed 💯
@@Sexychildrenancient meme
@Sexychildren 6:43 - to name a few
Clean your ears and listen to the video again. It's people like you who make this world horrible. @@Sexychildren
I doubt he was fine but what happened here sounds wrong. None of these p have ever been fine but our service l people are wrong
Ketamine? Why?
Ketamine is a sedative that has been shown to have analgesic and sedating properties, without taking away respiratory drive. So in English terms, it reduces pain and makes them chill out and feel like a noodle. Overall the choice of drug given depends on department policies for excited delirium. Some might say versed is the proper choice, some might say ketamine. Every department has different policies depending on their medical director. So 3 different departments in 1 city might have 3 different treatments in how to treat the pt.
All of those involved should have been found guilty! The young man did nothing but walking home & told them he had problems that they just ignored! This is so sad for this young wonderful young man
Cops aren't known for active listening skills...
That's not fair. Policies officers need to be in prison too
As an RN and Paramedic, the jury made the correct decision. It was definitely negligent on their part. They knew better and the guy died as a result of their incompetence.
Kid
As an x-ray technician and former plumber, I too agree with the verdict decision!
This is just crazy, a person can be minding their own business, walking home, having done nothing wrong and get killed.
Murica
Babylon
... by the paramedics and police.
Happens to black people quit frequently
Well he was wearing a ski mask, throwing up gang signs according to the RP
That shop owner who called, hope he’s happy after that sweet kid lost his life. Why would he even call the police when Elijah didn’t take anything and then be treated worse than a criminal is mind boggling, Can’t wrap my head around it. RIP Elijah.
Don't worry, in the last moments, just before the last breath they will think of this.
First, it wasn’t the shop owner, it was somebody who saw him on the street. Second, it’s not unreasonable to call the police on somebody who you think is acting suspicious, and wearing a ski mask in August while acting unusual would constitute suspicious.
The problem was the initial officers taking it from 0 to 100 instantly, and the paramedics administering ketamine for no reason. Just because the call was handled. Atrociously doesn’t mean the initial call was in the wrong.
@@valerierodgerthe irony is that walking around with a covered up face became normalized during the pandemic and still is. And this incident occurred just before that.
Should we convict the shop owner of murder too then?
@@bettysmith4527I wish we did .that will teach them to mind their business
The fact that they laughed and joked about it is disgusting! Absolutely disgusting! Rip 🙏🏽 Elijah
They're 'heroes,' though, aren't they?😅
He was a kind and gentle young man who was an accomplished musician who would always stop and sit down at the then closed for the night animal shelter while walking home from work and play his violin for the animals. We all know his family and friends miss him in their lives because of his completely senseless murder and I'm sure the animals at the shelter wondered what happened to their friend and miss him along with the sweet music he played for them in their lives too. RIP beautiful young man...
🌹
Oh my God. 💔
Ya'll say that about everyone.
Oh, come on. Nobody can take you seriously. We all know you are lying. If you are going to try to troll, put some effort into it. Don't be this lazy.@@Ryan-mf2rg
the effects are so profound but they minimize it with their excuses better yet corruption.
This is what happens when a life simply doesn't matter to some people.
The only people the cops care about are themselves these days. Just ask the children’s families that died in Uvalde.
@@allisonrobertson2994.pɐǝp ɹo ,pǝuıɐɹʇsǝɹ ʎןןɐʇoʇ ,ןןǝɔ ɐ uı ʎɐʍɐ pǝʞɔoן ɹǝɥʇıǝ ǝɹ'noʎ ɟı sı ʇɐǝɹɥʇ ɐ sɐ noʎ ǝǝs ʇ'uoʍ sɹǝʇsuoɯ ǝsǝɥʇ ʎɐʍ ʎןuo ǝɥʇ .ɯǝɥʇ oʇ ǝןʇʇɐɔ ʇnq ƃuıɥʇou ǝɹɐ noʎ .ɹǝʇʇɐɯ ʇou op sʇɥƃıɹ puɐ ǝɟıן ɹnoʎ ,sɹǝɔıɟɟo ǝɔıןod oʇ
☝️This is how to bypass the algorithmic censor. 😎
How did you feel about the nurse that have her patient the wrong medication and killed her.
@@alittlewheiser521 That's equally reprehensible.
There was no need for the police to detain or brutally restrain that small, gentle young man. Much less for paramedics to drug him. They are ALL complicit in his MURDER.
The police has more responsibility than the paramedics and they got away with it, the paramedics act Based on their report.
No, they don’t have more responsibility than the paramedics, and no, they didn’t get away, because one got fired, and one got found guilty
@@valerierodger firing them does anything. 9/10 they just work at the next county over w a pay raise, back the blue am I rite
@@valerierodger
If they ALL didn't go to prison, then as usual- the pigs got away.
There are people in prison for life that had less to do wit the death of someone than these cops did to this young man.
No,,The paramedics gave him the medicine that killed him. I'm a nurse and even in an emergency, I think & look over & over again before I give anything. As a medical person, you always imagine that person is a family member.
I will never forget Elijah. A sweet soul that did not deserve this. So sad. I hope his family can find some peace.
Right after Christmas you'll forget , No doubt .
@@Sexychildren😂
Your so disingenuous it’s disgusting.
@@SexychildrenIm positive your family wouldn’t miss you if you were gone.
@@juliovasquez171
I can verify that to be True!
"Its" comments in these threads
Is just One of the Many ..Social Settings & Family disgust of Why "It" WONT be around the Christmas Table with "Its" Family!!!
They Cant Stand "It" Either!!!
As an Emergency nurse for decades. I NEVER administered any medication. Without checking vital signs including an oxygen level & an examination of a patient.⚖️👨⚖️🚑
So if a patient is kicking, punching, biting and being any other physical or verbally aggressive or threatening you take vitals before the MD orders any sedation? Yeah….. I don’t think so.
@@jasonwhitaker4883 Paramedics have "standing orders" & protocols so they can treat patients before transporting to the Hospital. If a patient refuses treatment. They sign a form stating that.
@@jasonwhitaker4883this young man wasn't doing any of that.
As an emergency butt surgeon for 50+ years, I too do not administer medication without checking the vitals, oh and I also approve the verdict!!
@@jasonwhitaker4883he was unconscious, motionless, when the paramedic injected him with 500 mg of ketamine. Watch the video for yourself. As a criminologist with 43 years of experience I can tell you law enforcement and paramedics were incorrect in there failure to follow proper protocol.
Its disgusting that the cops got away with murder. I feel like this was still not enough justice for him .
It grieves me to this day for this young man Elijah; innocent and humbly meekly; treated as an animal by savages who laughed while he choked to death. My heartfelt condolences to the family.
Humbly meek? How so?
Wow! I pray these people repent!! Vengeance being God’s is no light matter!
Why would they give him Ketamine? The police officers messed with him for no reason because someone said he looked "sketchy."
Not negligent, Intentional.
Good. I wish the person who called the cops on him for just walking down the street could have been charged as well. RIP Elijah and may his family find peace.
There’s no reason for him to be charged, and he didn’t call the cops on him for just walking down the street.
@@valerierodgerIf they didn’t call the cops for that reason, then what reason do you think it was? There’s no other purpose to call the cops unless you see something suspicious or feel threatened. Apparently, walking in your own neighborhood as a black person is a threat enough for some of these evil people out here. No UNNECESSARY 911 PHONE CALL, and this young man would be alive today. 💯
as an emergency RN I am grateful to this jury for finding these 2 guilty!!! They were most definitely guilty of negligent homicide!! They stepped way outside of their protocols! SHAME ON THEM!
So, were you happy when that nurse that gave the patient a paralytic was convicted as well, or did you protest like most nurses? While I do believe their should be license consequences for mistakes like this, I do not think we should be arresting and convicting people for being human and making a mistake doing their job! Should we start convicting doctor's for mistakes, because if we do the jails will be full!!
@@bettysmith4527same I’m curious if this RN felt this way about that vercuronium agent
@@bettysmith4527she was commenting THIS case. She isn’t saying everyone who makes a mistake should be arrested. Why even jump to that conclusion by her commenting on THIS case.
Oh, ok, so why should these people get arrested then and not a doctor that makes a mistake and accidentally kills someone? Just curious.... @@Timmybabim
As an emergency butt surgeon and former desk receptionist who *also* has no idea what he’s talking about, I too found the jury conviction to be good!
Can’t believe we live in a world where you can be murdered by paramedics and police. It’s just scary to call for help or see an officer or paramedic in your path and not know if you’ll see your family again.
We don't. There are 650,000 911 calls made per day in America. These are the only ones you hear about.
Good dont call them help yourself
Dumbest thing I've ever read.
Do you really think they purposely murdered this man? Do you also believe the police were responsible for the care the paramedics gave?
Mello dramatic much.
Remove law enforcement qualified immunity.
shut up diana.
Agreed 💯
Hopefully, people do not forget about the three former Aurora PD officers who took selfies at Elijah McClain's memorial, smiling, mocking him, and reenacting the chokehold that ended his life. They then sent those selfies to another APD officer (Rosenblatt), to which he replied "Ha ha."
Rosenblatt was one of the responding officers the night they k!lled him. He was acquited because he was a junior officer, "just following orders", etc.
Edit: Two of the officers who took/posed for the selfies and shared them with Rosenblatt, along with Rosenblatt himself, were all fired over this. The remaining officer resigned.
I think people who love waving those blue stripe American flags or wearing shirts with them, love and support cops who do this stuff.
After Elijah McClain was k!lled, the Aurora Police Association put out a statement basically saying "our officers did nothing wrong".
Two months after that, the president of that same association was fired for sending out an email to its members saying things like "To match the ‘diversity’ of ‘the community’ we could make sure to hire 10% illegal aliens, 50% weed smokers, 10% crackheads, and a few ch!ld m0lesters and murderers to round it out. You know, so we can make the department look like the ‘community.'" He was apparently referring to efforts being made at the time to make the police department more diverse in the wake of Elijah's death.
That’s sickening!
I have an Elijah Tshirt 😅
_Former_ officers. Three were fired for it (Rosenblatt was one of them), and one resigned before he could be fired.
RIP Elijah. Prayers for his family. A measure of accountability.
Thoughts and prayers, lol.
Y’all need to patrol your own communities, y’all act like asshats then sue sue sue. Blks love this, it’s like the OJ trial, everyone knew he was guilty, but blks wanted the home team to win and now y’all are doing this in all aspects of life.
Those emts should sue . CPR states all you have to do is help you can’t do wrong as your trying to save a life…that’s the injustice hear is they ignored the law to lock up 2emts just to apose to black voters ….SMH
Apise
im a paramedic and firefighter. never heard of using ketamine in the field. you typically use versed, which is quite safe and more mild. especially strange for someone who was just walking with a ski mask.
Yeah it only became a thing in about the last decade or so. The reason it was added was for multi-purpose use. Has analgesic properties at low doses, is a bit more hemodynamically advantageous than other agents for RSI, and can be great for patients who are on multiple stimulants refractory to Versed. Compared to Versed, it can do a better job protecting respiratory drive and hypotension (assuming the dosing is correct). Versed is more advantageous for those patients with severe hypertension, cardiac disease, or the elderly (which seems to be debated).
@@Maddawg31415How important is checking the patient's vital signs before administering ketamine? Would bypassing that check be appropriate in a rapidly deteriorating case? How likely is someone's vitals to become critical after receiving ketamine?
Let me guess… California?😂
Paramedics should absolutely know better. They are supposed to save lives. Ever since I heard of Elijah's murder he has always stayed with me in my mind and heart. The police are also guilty. RIP you will never be forgotten!
As a medical professional I would never give ketimine in the field
What is ketimine exactly that's what killed Matthew perry right
What kind of "medical professional" are you??
Correct he did 2 much apparently. What medic carried ketamine. Its a trank. used in surgery@@mikealan1984
@@mikealan1984 yes
Ketamine is frequently used in the pre-hospital environment by paramedics and physicians, and is safe in the right patient at the right dose.
as a former medical provider of several years, and my husband who was in the field for nearly 10, agree wholeheartedly with the verdict. those men killed Elijah.
My heart! Thank you. 😭 Thank you, thank you. Elijah's death hurt my heart. He was clearly a special being, and what they did to him was outrageously unjust.
We live in this unjust country that created all these unjust whitey supremacists.
This still hurts soooo bad. Even moreso cuz this could be my baby boy.
It's an awful and heartbreaking situation. Elijah seemed like a gentle, kind young man with a future and he deserves justice. He was scared and guilty of nothing. There was no reason for him to be in custody. I would be fearful as well! The police AND the paramedics are both guilty. The video of his killing was infuriating and sad.
The murder of this vulnerable gentle man haunts me even more than some of the other horrific murders of unarmed black people. I recently bought a t-shirt that says. "Elijah McClain, say his name" with a drawing of a cat and a violin. He played violin for cats at the humane society. Gotta go, My eyes are welling up with tears again.
HOW DID THE POLICE GET AWAY WITH IT!!!!!!!!!! THE HEAD LOCK KILLLED HIM
@@notbornagainbornright5046Colorado for you.
@@notbornagainbornright5046😂
He didn’t get justice that was accountability justice would have been he’s still alive and was treated like a human being not a black pin cushion!!
HOW DID SOME COPS GET AWAY WITH IT. THE HEAD LOCK KILLED HIM
Qualified Immunity.
I know. I watched the trial for the officer that put him in the hold. How that jury found that officer not guilty is beyond me. That waste has been rehired and is back on our streets here in Aurora. My heart goes out to Sheneen, Elijah's mom. She should never have had to bury her son.
@@jamesburge1983 it has nothing to do with qualified immunity. Learn what qualified immunity is before you carry on with your BS.
@@valerierodger OH really? So explain how it has nothing to with qualified immunity.
@@jamesburge1983qualified immunity prevents a private citizen from filing civil cases against an officer in the course of his duty
As a nurse, this is absolutely enraging. It's difficult enough to get everyone in the community to trust healthcare providers, not to mention the general lack of trust in the police, as well as their local government
Agree .The pigs started the whole situation on an innocent law abiding citizen. POSs
Lol you're both a nurse
@@fauxbro1983
And YOU will be a Cadaver!!!
SEE .....?
There IS Hope in This World!
As a plastics surgeon who also has never worked in the field on the Ambulance, I also agree with the jury verdict despite my limited irrelevant experiences as it pertains to EMS
I’m amazed that ketamine was in use outside of a hospital setting. It is a dissociative anesthetic agent which produces disturbing hallucinations. It should only be administered under an anesthesiologist’s or licensed anesthetist’s care. I had no idea that ketamine was available to paramedics.
Where have you been? the state actually legalized them giving it to people on the side of the road against their will this isn't the first death.
When Wikipedia copy & paste is your friend…
The National Association of EMS Physicians supports the use of ketamine in the prehospital setting
That is what I was thinking. Ketamine is dangerous. Why is it legal to use on anyone against their will.
If you did more googling you’d understand when and why it’s appropriate. Sedating a person who is going to be intubated for one, pain/sedative for someone who is opiate tolerant, someone who is combative and violent… it’s actually quite safe if given the right dose. Imagine being a paramedic and transporting a patient who’s been severely injured in an accident, the have to be able to administer medications. EMS have their own set of protocols or call in for orders.
Everyone involved should be in prison, including the Police Officers.. RIPower my young Brother!!🙏🏿
I ask my *fellow medical professionals* including EMS, doctors, nurses, RTs: why was he in a “hyperactive delirium state”? Was he hypoxic? Hypotensive? Is he losing his airway from aspiration after emesis? Is he losing his airway from the carotid choke? Is he now in an arrhythmia? Could any of these things be causing a catecholamines release that may be described as “hyperactive delirium”? Would you push 200 of ketamine into someone without a set of vitals including O2 sats, HR, BP? I can speculate as to why his breathing became “agonal” within minutes of sedative administration, and they all point to impending decompensation *before* administration of the sedative. The fact that a full set of vitals, at the very least, was not performed before a supratherapeutic dose was administered, is questionable.
It always surprises me when I hear about police putting someone in a choke hold… I’m trained in how to restrain a violent acting out teenager and the first thing we’re trained to do is not to restrict the airway.
All people involved in this killing are not normal. Such evil amongst us.
I remember how sweet and innocent he appeared, He was an introvert who walked to the store and was profiled as some kind of criminal. I have never heard of EMT's giving Ketamine to someone before even checking his vitals. Everything about that night was so wrong!
They always look innocent
@@stevenmoss2152 On the other hand, you NEVER look and never are innocent--not since 1492. And you keep going and going and going. From continent to continent with your destruction.
@@emilerose1424you sound mad
@@MyHandelsMessiah Cogito ergo sum mad indeed!
@@emilerose1424agreed 💯
Fully trained police officers could not handle one unarmed boy ?out of control?
i know. they can do better but they choose not to every time. pretending they are scared of a kid in a hoodie. even one cop should be able to subdue a small adult single handedly. what cowards
The officers should be charged as well.
They've already had trials for the officers. 2 out of the 3 were acquitted.
Prayers for that poor innocent young man😢 Elijah McClain. ❤
You forgot thoughts.
I guess the "Police" wanted to show him he the boss!
Remove law enforcement qualified immunity.
This was a hate crime. Lets begin labeling them as they are.
I was in a bad car accident and I had multiple broken bones, and I begged for medicine to help my pain. The nurse said “she can’t give me anything until I’m evaluated by a doctor.” They never give you medicine while en route to the hospital. I can’t believe they would give him that kind of medicine that is lethal for most human beings. 😢
A nurse can’t give anything without a doctors order, paramedics have protocols and absolutely CAN administer medications. There’s a difference there
@@Timmybabim well I was airlifted to the hospital in a helicopter and paramedics in there with me. This was back in 1993 so I don’t know if the rules have changed. I just can’t believe they had fentanyl in the ambulance to help calm down the patient. It is so potent that it should only be administered by a doctor who watches over the patient. This young man didn’t have to die like that. 😞✌🏼
@@RUclipsr5775-your statements are entirely incorrect. In all 50 states paramedics can administer roughly 30 medications. Fentanyl being one, but that wasn’t what was used in this case. It was ketamine. Ketamine is an excellent analgesic drug as well as a sedative in the prehospital setting.
@@RRM00 I have only been a patient and I didn’t know that paramedics could give you any medication without a doctors referral. I begged for help when I was airlifted to the hospital for a Mva. I was only 36 years old and my son was just 10 years old when we were going to his karate class. I took him there and we left and we went to a local restaurant to have dinner and we were bringing a plate home to my husband. It was a 35 mph speed limit on a residential road that was very much like a rollercoaster. So this car was going over 75 mph and she lost control of the car and the headlights were heading towards our car so in seconds I turned the wheel towards the fence so the car would hit me and not my son. It was a natural reaction for a parent to do that, and protect my son. He had glass in his mouth and imbedded in his hair from the windshield. We were both spitting out glass and he said “are you okay?” I said “no I’m not okay and I can’t feel my legs.” I was cut out of the car to take me by ambulance in a helicopter to a trauma hospital in Seattle. They cut my clothes off with scissors and put a blanket over me. Then they took the blanket off and left me on the metal table completely naked. I was ignored for almost two hours later and I thought I died, but nobody told me I was dead. I lifted my head up to see faces looking at me and staring at me like a slab of meat. I could hear people screaming and moaning in pain all around me as I laid on the table. I thought this must be another dimension of my life and I died. Then several doctors came to me and said “what do we have here?” I said please don’t touch my shoulder it hurts so badly that I can’t take it. My shoulder was broken in several places so it required surgery but I was in shock and couldn’t walk for months because my pelvis was broken in 4 places, and the doctors said if I put weight on it I would be paralyzed. I had broken ribs, a punctured bladder and I literally hurt all over my body. I was on 6 mg of morphine and the doctor said “does she take anything at home?” My husband said no because I didn’t need anything at all I felt so good. I was just 36 years old when it happened so I felt great. The experience changed everything in my life and it made my son feel like he didn’t have a mother or father. His dad was working hard to make sure that everything went smoothly, but sadly the focus was on me and not him. He started stealing my medications from me and he denied doing anything wrong.
He was a vegetarian and an animal savior? What a huge loss!
How many innocent people die when there was no test and no camera on these policemen and paramedic 😢😢
If there was no recordings, no one would have faced consequences for his murder.
Why do so many cops go over board ?
Can’t a couple of cops apprehend a small guy without throwing him on the ground and chocking him ?
The cops killed this man too.
He was just going home and they ende.d him. Why??!! What did he do wrong?
He was walking while black
@@InfestedPunxxat 3am on private property
@@InfestedPunxx "Walking while black" is one way to look at it. The way I see it is that the police and the paramedics who stole Elijah McClain's life were the root and branches of the problem. THEY are guilty of Wearing Uniforms While Also Being Bigoted Sadistic Psychopaths."
walking while black...😢
@@TheGreatSalsaManhe was walking up the street you act like he walking around somebody house
I remember crying about this case. It broke me to pieces
This whole thing is crazy!!😢
Got arrested for What??? Wearing a ski mask; to keep warm.. The Police are dead wrong; and they should be held accountable.. ☮️💜
And why was he stopped? Walking while Black?
I think it was the ski mask
Remove law enforcement qualified immunity.
@@sarahjane4908 Problem is - it's not illegal to wear a ski mask, unless you are black.
Yes
"Walking while black." What a crybaby point of view.
Weren't they standing around laughing with the cops?
This story is so painful. Elijah was such a sweet, innocent, young man. What was done to him is no less than evil.
how minding your own business can get an individual tortured, abused, humiliated, confused, scare, murdered, killed, lynched & those that did act as if they did nothing, not as in wrong but ordinary... 🤬🤬🤬
This case broke me, broke me to my core. Hearing the police and the paramedics language and manner toward Elijah as he begged for his life was incomprehensible.
My adult son has Asperger Syndrome, he walks a lot, wouldn’t hurt a flea but he could have been Elijah.
I couldn’t be Elijah’s love ones, I would go postal .. the cops and paramedics would never make it to trial
My son is my only child, nothing else to live for .. and eye for an eye …
In summary he was a defenseless soul, they saw no value in his life.
There was a lady with dementia in Loveland, CO, she walked out of Wal Mart with something in her hands, the way she was treated by the cops was unbelievable … elder abuse ..
Shut up, you don’t even know him
My child is on the spectrum…he will not be allowed to walk anywhere alone especially at night…because you have criminals waking around to serve and protect.
@@ItsMeBarnaby Please enter your address
Karen Garner. As I recall it, she was stopped by store staff going past the register, and left the items there. She didn't even leave the store with them. When the police found her walking home and stopped her, she was just carrying some wildflowers.
Poor Guy, Words cannot describe how I feel. Disgusting.
I believe the paramedics was going off of what the lying cops said about Elijah being very Agressive, agitated and super human strength (Which was a lie)
However they still failed to do basic observations before administering a lethal dose.
Doesn’t matter. He was very clearly neither aggressive, nor agitated when they arrived.
@natlegend the most important thing in this situation as the medics is to document everything you do. Anything not documented, according to a courtroom, never happened even if it did.
I don’t think I would trust Colorado’s “justice” system at this point…
The local DA wouldn't bring charges against anyone and a special counsel was provided by the state after public uproar. So, there was an attempt to sweep this case under the rug.
I could not do what these wives are doing; walking arm and arm with these men and supporting them like they’re not terrible people.
This poor family… I just cannot even imagine. As a mother, this makes me so angry. It makes me sick. He had his whole life ahead of him and now he won’t get to do all of the things he was meant to do. Awful. 😢
So, your husband makes a mistake and you drop him? What about your vows?
Now you second point is well made.
@@SlimMoeDeeI wouldn’t walk with a man who did this, he’d be on his own. I’d also be wondering what else he’s done.
@@SlimMoeDeeyou sound like one of those s t u p I d Stead ford evangelical wife’s. You would covet a murderer.
I'd support my husband, we're human and make mistakes 🤷🏼♀️
@@beckyboo1433Being a racist is NOT a mistake!!!
They may not have maliciously hurt and killed him, but their negligence and apathy screams prejudice which should not only be jail time, but loss of their licenses. When you have a patient, regardless of the situation or your skillset, you have an obligation to take care of the patient to the best of your ability and keep them safe.
Paramedics are important and those two losers havf no right to be counted among them.
All of them killed that poor child
God will deal with the others responsible in due time. In Jesus name Amen... 🙏🏾
What was done to Elijah was the epitome of evil. The violence against him by the police and emt’s was intentional.
There was no humanity shown to this gentle soul. I will never forget what I saw with my own eyes in the video. It was Disgusting , it was heartbreaking and it was Disgusting. Elijah’s life meant nothing to the cowardly officers or the incompetent emts.
#Justiceforelijah
Unlikely? They convicted a nurse who gave the wrong medication.
You of all people don't understand his blackness is an issue here? And the police should be held accountable too!
She did more than give the wrong medication, she gave the wrong medication that killed the poor woman
@@anitareasontobelieve378Folks want to skip & leap-frog over THAT salient factor!!!! I have been in Healthcare in a variety of roles, including leadership for 3 decades. COLOR PLAYED A ROLE IN HOW HE WAS AND WAS NOT TREATED!
@@UnicornDreamerAs not very bright people have always said, the best way to fight racism is by hyper-fixating on race and always talking about it
Imagine in the 50's thru the 80's this would not even be investigated.
Cameras are FANTASTIC!!!
There's a dark side to paramedics most people have no idea about. They work with the cops constantly and actually help cover up assaults and beatings. Every now and then they get exposed, and it's pretty chilling. In the case of Tyre Nichols, it's been reported that they didn't treat him for over 25 minutes as he was dying on the street.
100% facts
Finally! Justice for this poor boy and his family. When you see the video of what happened...it's just heartbreaking.
Im glad someone went to jail over this.
This is one of the saddest cases in the long list of police and paramedic abuse. RIP Elijah… you were such a humble soul
The police should have been charged to! He was doing nothing!!!!!
They were! 2 out of 3 were acquitted
How horrible for any parent to see their child mistreated and abused. RIP 💫 Elijah and Merry Christmas 🎄 in heaven 🙏🏼🕯️🙏🏼
Excited delerium? From what i remember, mental health issues like schizophrenia are a contraindication of ketamine.🤔 Even if he was in an excited state, who wouldn't be if one min they were committing no crime, just carrying groceries home, and the next you're being tackled to the ground?🤷🏾♀️
Exactly. Anyone confronted by police just out of the blue is going to feel frightened, especially with the history of sociopathic and psychopathic behavior too many people in law enforcement seem programmed to show toward BIPoc. Maybe if they are human, some jail time will let them understand how Elijah McClain felt.
Exactly
Did Elijah have schizophrenia? I know he had ASD, but not schizophrenia
@@Maddawg31415 Elijah McClain's only problem on that fateful evening was BLEDSO: Bad Luck of Encountering Dysfunctional "Service" Officials. Do you think they were consulting his medical records when they assaulted and injected him?
They would rather convict paramedics than the cops who started and ended it all
What happened to the popo that choked him?
I am saddened by this gentleman senseless lost of life.
However, I generally feel that EVERYONE involved in this modern day lynching should have been held accountable. That imcludes the shop owner and the police.
Everyone but the one whose behaviour led to the outcomes of course.
They should be charged too they set the tone for how the paramedics were going to address the situation we they arrived on the scene.
Cops was acquitted so they didn’t care about justice they just wanted to shut people up
I just saw the video of what was done to this man. It's very sad. The police officer[s] who handle this man's last moments need to be charged. They did him worse than George Floyd.
Rite so wrong
They failed this young man horribly and allowed him to die. I’m glad they’ve been held accountable. I hope his family feels some sense of vindication for seeking justice for Elijah.
Punishment for blindly following directions from other criminals.
NO ONE told them HOW MUCH to drug him!!!!
The family should try and appeal to prosecute the cops involved and sue the department. It's disgusting that most policeman continue to do whatever they want without repercussions giving the good ones a bad rep. RIP Elijah, God bless brotha
The officers _were_ prosecuted. Roedema was found guilty.
Rosenblatt was fired in 2020.
The family _did_ sue, and the city settled for $15 million.
Same in Europe.
World is a chaos.
That has already happened. City settled for 15 MILLION. One cop convicted. 2 paramedics convicted.
They knew what they were doing and they should get life in prison.
As a white mom of a 21yr old son, my heart is broken. Regardless if he was wearing a ski mask, it's cold in Colorado. Rest well, young man. Prayers for your family 🙏
🙏
It wasn't cold on August 16th
@@ladockins6887 Even in the summer, Colorado can and does get cold at night.
@@user-vb5vj2gq7z it gets chilly, not cold, not something where wearing a ski mask would be normal
Regardless, not something that should’ve led to this outcome
@user-vb5vj2gq7z no it doesn't, I live here fool
@valerierodger if he would have complied, we wouldn't be having this conversation
Elijah death still breaks my heart! The cops and the paramedics murdered an innocent soul.
They objectively didn’t murder anyone.
@steveo4991 a young man with the purest soul was walking down the street and minding his business. Police didn't like his skin colour, hassled and physically asaaulted him. Then the medics they called overdosed him. What you call semantics, I call murder!