Activists are calling for two subway passengers seen restraining Jordan Neely while he was choked by Daniel Penny be charged as well.
Last week, criminal justice advocates took a moment to celebrate the arrest and arraignment of 24-year-old white Marine Daniel Penny, who was seen in a video strangling 30-year-old Jordan Neely, a homeless Black man, to death on an F train in Manhattan on May 1. , while others have painted Penny as a vigilante hero, reported the Associated Press . Penny’s lawyers are claiming self-defense against second-degree manslaughter charges.
“The system is doing exactly what it is designed to do and that is to demonize Black men, and until we acknowledge that, nothing will change,” said Councilmember Althea Stevens at a New York City Council Black, Latino, and Asian Caucus press conference at City Hall. Stevens said that it is “unacceptable” that other commuters were either complicit or actively helping Penny. She feels that people have been programmed and “numb” to accept the death of Black men in public via social media and videos.
BLAC Co-Chair and Councilmember Kevin Riley added that he saw three people committing a crime against Neely in the video, so he believes they all should answer. “When we’re in a state of humanity, you realize someone’s going through a mental health crisis [and you’re] witnessing a murder,” said Riley. “If we’re going to build a community in New York City and have safe spaces, we have to provide safe spaces for people.
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