The slow chokehold on the nation’s homeless
who entertained people with his impressive dance moves, until he couldn’t. He was someone who was able to tuck away a horrific childhood trauma and make strangers smile, until he couldn’t. The 30-year-old was experiencing homelessness and mental illness, and on Monday, in the moments before he was killed, he reportedly shouted on the train that he was hungry, thirsty and tired of having nothing. He then reportedly threw his coat on the floor and talked about not caring if he went to jail.
The killing has since ignited justifiable anger, grief and outrage. As of Friday much still remained uncertain, including whether the men who restrained him would face charges, but this much was clear: Neely should be alive. He needed help in that moment, and long before that moment, and he didn’t get it.of the video, which was taken by Juan Alberto Vazquez. “Why are those people just standing there? Why did no one check a pulse? No CPR? Nothing! This is sickening.
The numbers tell us that. The stories that occurred before that video of Neely went viral tell us that. And what we see in front of us every day as we make our way through our cities tells us that.In D.C. last year, more than 70 people died while homeless. Some of the causes: intoxication, hypothermia and homicide. The youngest person who died was 30. Others who died were 31, 32, 36, 41 and 45. The average age was 55.
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