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I believe authorities are in a no-win situation because full disclosure appears to be both unwanted and not welcome. We know that not even the most basic information such as Jelani's status at school on the date he disappeared has ever been revealed.
Multiple local, state, and federal LE agencies have found no evidence of a crime, and professional victim behavioral analysis including that by the FBI unit was met with threats, intimidation, and accusations of disrespect of family members.
Personally, I find the agenda party disrespectful to both Jelani and his memory. Instead of pushing the hate crime agenda, why have they not once publicly pursued
what caused Jelani to abruptly abandon his advisory meeting and course schedule the morning of 8/23, and instead leave campus --headed straight to the cannabis dispensary, and never seen or heard from again.
Was this the act of a mature, serious graduate student in a rational state of mind? Why no requests for anybody that talked and/or interacted with Jelani that morning to come forward? Why no concern for Jelani's emotional state when he left campus? It's mind-boggling to me that one can bypass the victim himself and go straight to pushing this tragedy as a hate crime.
Public records provide that Jelani was cited (again) under Illinois Statute 625 5/3-707(a) Class P Orig. for operating an uninsured motor vehicle on April 20, 2021. If Jelani had no vehicle insurance on Aug 23, 2021 (i.e., the second time in 12 months) this could result in his vehicle being towed/impounded by police. We know that both Jelani's age and prior driving history would make for expensive insurance premiums -- especially for an unemployed full-time student.
We've also been told that Jelani inherited the vehicle from his late grandfather and that it was important to him to the extent he would not allow his siblings to drive it.
I think it's possible that Jelani would intentionally remove his back license plate to avoid the loss of this vehicle versus an alleged killer removing the plate, one that didn't otherwise steal, damage, or remove any of the contents from the vehicle -- including Jelani's electronic devices (see link below).
I think there are far too many unanswered questions about victimology here that should be answered long before jumping to the conclusion of a hate crime when there's been no credible evidence cited whatsoever.
I don't know how Jelani ended up in the river but I believe he had impulsive tendencies. Also, I don't think it's disputed that he was under the influence on August 23 and his drowning could very well have been an accident. Nonetheless, I stand with LE in this investigation and especially that although Jelani's disappearance was suspicious, they can't make up a crime that the evidence does not support. MOO
What Happened to Graduate Student Jelani Day?
