Scores of New Yorkers protested the subway chokehold trial outcome, holding signs and chanting Jordan Neely’s name in Manhattan
Demonstrators opposing the verdict in Daniel Penny's trial rally outside the Manhattan courthouse on Dec. 10, 2024 in New York City. The trial of Daniel Penny, 26, ended yesterday with the former Marine being found not guilty in the death of Jordan Neely, who Penny choked while he was panhandling on a New York City subway car.
“Yes, he was acting erratically. But personally, I don’t believe being mentally unwell and being homeless is a crime worthy of death,” said one of the organizers, Sean Blackmon. According to passengers, Neely hadn’t touched anyone but had expressed willingness to die, go to jail — even to kill, some said. The former street performer was homeless, had schizophrenia, had synthetic marijuana in his system and had been convicted of assaulting people at subway stations.
“These are their policies that clearly have not worked,” Penny said. But, he added, “their egos are too big just to admit that they’re wrong.” The case sparked national debate and divided New Yorkers over issues of homelessness and public safety in a city where millions ride the subway every day.
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