Veteran civil rights activist says ‘what happened to Jordan was a crime’ as mourners gather to remember man, 30, killed on subway
who had been struggling with mental illness and lacking housing in recent years, died on 1 May when a fellow subway rider pinned him to the floor of a subway car in a chokehold that lasted several minutes.politician and civil rights activist, railed against vigilantism in a speech at Neely’s funeral and called for more support for the man’s family.
The fatal struggle was recorded on video by an onlooker who said Neely, who was Black, had been yelling on the subway train as he begged for money but had not attacked anyone., who is white and a military veteran, was charged with manslaughter by the Manhattan district attorney. Penny’s lawyers say he was acting to protect himself and other passengers after Neely made threatening statements.
Sharpton, who delivered the eulogy at Harlem’s Mount Neboh Baptist church, said Neely died “not because of natural causes but because of unnatural policies”.and arraignment in court, which did not take place until almost two weeks after Neely died, polarized New Yorkers and people beyond. Others argue that Penny was trying to protect people on the train and shouldn’t be punished, with these arguments part of a growing right-leaning trendSharpton noted that Florida’s Republican governor Ron DeSantis, expected to run for the White House, called Penny a “good Samaritan” last week and that he shared a fundraising link for Penny’s legal defense.Photograph: Ed Jones/AFP/Getty Images“A good Samaritan helps those in trouble,” Sharpton said.
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