What Happened To Jordan Neely?

Jordan Neely was a mentally ill man. A white man placed a deadly chokehold on him.

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A mentally ill man was placed in a chokehold by another man. The incident happened on the New York City subway and it has District Attorney Alvin Bragg considering whether he should indict the man who ended up killing him.

The incident happened on May 1 and it has the nation talking.

Jordan Neely was a 30-year-old black homeless man, was killed when Daniel Penny, a 24 year-old white ex-Marine, placed him in a chokehold while they were riding the F train on the New York City Subway.

According to police, witnesses said Neely was acting in a "hostile and erratic" manner, and yelled that he was hungry and thirsty, and that he would hurt anyone on the train. Despite his complaints, Neely did not physically attack anyone. Penny approached Neely from behind, placing him in a 15-minute chokehold until Neely was unconscious. An onlooker alerted Penny that Neely had defecated; a warning sign he was dying; the onlooker then said "You're gonna kill him." Neely was taken to Lenox Hill Hospital, where he was pronounced dead; according to some sources, Neely died on the subway car's floor. Police questioned Penny, but he was released without charges.

The incident was recorded on video by a witness, freelance journalist Juan Alberto Vázquez. The death is being investigated by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. On May 3, the medical examiner's office determined the manner of death to be homicide, stating that Neely died from "compression of the neck".

This incident rings echos of George Floyd.

Would you want this done to you?

Of course, the far right are quick to defend the actions of Penny. They believe that Neely's prior arrests justify a stranger placing his hands on him. Matter of fact, dude uses a chokehold that ends up killing Neely.

It is the sad reality the far right sees. While they praise Ashley Babbitt and Kyle Rittenhouse, this young man is vilified.

Neely started "to make a speech" while riding a northbound F train, screaming "I don't have food, I don't have a drink, I'm fed up. I don't mind going to jail and getting life in prison. I'm ready to die." He then "took off his jacket, a black jacket that he had, and threw it on the ground." No violence or direct threats were reported. After Neely threw his jacket down, Penny walked up to Neely from behind and placed him into a chokehold.

Vazquez stated he "heard a thump" and saw the men on the floor. The train stopped at the station at Broadway-Lafayette, where it remained while two men grabbed Neely's arms and legs. At 2:29 p.m., one passenger warned the men they should check Neely had not defecated, saying "You don't want to catch a murder charge. You got a hell of a chokehold, man." Neely was then motionless and placed on his side. The same passenger then said, "He's all right. He ain't gonna die." The New York Fire Department received its call for help at 2:39 p.m, arriving at 2:46.

According to some sources, when attempts were made to revive him inside the subway car, Neely was already dead.

Protests continue.