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☆ Daniel Penny Gives First Interview Addressing Subway Killing
  + stars: | 2023-05-20 | by ( Hurubie Meko | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
Mr. Penny, 24, has been charged with second-degree manslaughter in the killing of Mr. Neely, 30, on an F train on May 1. Witnesses said Mr. Neely had been shouting at passengers that he was hungry, thirsty and “ready to die,” according to the police. There has been no indication that Mr. Neely physically attacked anyone. In a video recorded on the train by a freelance journalist, Mr. Penny is seen on the floor with his arms around Mr. Neely’s neck for several minutes as two other riders help pin Mr. Neely down. The medical examiner’s office ruled Mr. Neely’s death a homicide two days later, and said that the cause of death was compression of his neck.
☆ Daniel Penny gets the Kyle Rittenhouse treatment as Republican presidential candidates line up in support of the man who choked Jordan Neely to death on the NYC subway
  + stars: | 2023-05-20 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
Prosecutors charged Penny with manslaughter after he killed Jordan Neely on the New York subway in April. Support for Penny is reminiscent of support given to Kyle Rittenhouse ahead of the 2020 election. Republican 2024 presidential candidates are lining up in support of Penny, a 24-year-old retired Marine who placed Jordan Neely, a 30-year-old homeless man, in a chokehold on the New York City subway that ultimately killed him. Another candidate, Vivek Ramaswamy, donated $10,000 to Penny's fundraiser, The Associated Press reported. The support for Penny is reminiscent of the support given to Kyle Rittenhouse ahead of the 2020 election.
☆ Jordan Neely Will Be Mourned at Funeral in Harlem
  + stars: | 2023-05-19 | by ( Maria Cramer | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
Jordan Neely spent the last few weeks of his life riding the subways of New York, hungry, desperate and alone. At his funeral on Friday, which will be held at 11 a.m. at Mount Neboh Baptist Church in Harlem, friends and family members will gather to mourn him. The May 1 killing of Mr. Neely, who the police said had been acting in a “hostile and erratic manner” on an F train before another subway rider placed him in a chokehold for several minutes, quickly divided political leaders and led to protests around the city. It has sparked debate around the country between those who believe the man who killed Mr. Neely, Daniel Penny, responded with violent vigilantism to a person who needed help, and those who believe he acted because he was trying to stop a threat. And it has raised questions about safety on the subway and the care provided to homeless and mentally ill people living in the city.
☆ At Harlem Funeral for Jordan Neely, an Outpouring of Grief
  + stars: | 2023-05-19 | by ( Maria Cramer | Hurubie Meko | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
Jordan Neely spent the last few weeks of his life riding the subways of New York, hungry, desperate and alone. But at his funeral on Friday at Mount Neboh Baptist Church in Harlem, hundreds gathered to mourn him, including friends, family members, prominent Democratic politicians and the Rev. Al Sharpton, who delivered his eulogy, in a public outpouring of grief for a man who spent his final days in solitude and anonymity. It has sparked debate between those who believe that the man who killed Mr. Neely, Daniel Penny, responded with violent vigilantism to a person who needed help, and those who believe he was trying to stop a threat. And it has raised questions about safety on the subway and the care provided to homeless and mentally ill people living in the city.
☆ Fact Check-New York City Subway poster of Jordan Neely and Daniel Penny is a digital creation
  + stars: | 2023-05-18 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
The Metropolitan Transport Authority (MTA) did not authorize a poster showing Daniel Penny placing Jordan Neely in a chokehold, with text that reads “This could be you. Quit f***ing around on the New York Subway.” Some social media posts appear to think the digitally created ad, which bears an MTA logo, is a real sign. The purported poster circulated widely on Twitter (here) and Facebook (here), and (here). The HIV-prevention advertisement was created by healthcare providers in New York City. The poster with Jordan Neely and Daniel Penny is not authentic and was created by editing an HIV prevention campaign advertisement.
☆ Why Prosecutors Waited Before They Charged Daniel Penny
  + stars: | 2023-05-17 | by ( Maria Cramer | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
Mr. Penny was questioned by the police and released on the day Mr. Neely died, a decision that drew condemnation from many political leaders on the left and protesters. Witnesses said that Mr. Neely was behaving in a “hostile and erratic manner,” according to the police. The police arrived within six minutes of a 911 call, but several witnesses, including Mr. Vazquez, had left before they arrived. The medical examiner’s office did not rule on a cause of death until two days later. Mr. Penny was not considered a flight risk or a danger to the public.
☆ They Watched Jordan Neely Die. Did They Have a Duty to Intervene?
  + stars: | 2023-05-17 | by ( Chelsia Rose Marcius | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
As Jordan Neely struggled to free himself from a chokehold in the New York City subway earlier this month, there were the passengers who pinned him down and the passengers who watched. Around 10 passengers observed the three holding down Mr. Neely, 30, who slipped into unconsciousness. A woman tried to walk around the cluster of people on the floor, but seeing Mr. Neely flail his legs, she bit her lip and stepped back, the video shows. Another woman typed on her phone, looked at Mr. Neely then glanced out the subway doors. One man stepped into the train and told Mr. Penny, “You’re going to kill him.” He was not seen to physically intervene.
☆ Opinion | The Republican Embrace of Vigilantism Is No Accident
  + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( Jamelle Bouie | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +2 min
Perry had lived out the right-wing fantasy of lethal violence in defense of “order.” By their lights, he had done nothing wrong. What we know is that Neely, who was homeless, was erratic and acting hostile toward other passengers. At some point, Penny, a former Marine, placed Neely in the chokehold that killed him. But this has not stopped conservatives from valorizing him in the same way they valorized Rittenhouse and Perry. In listening to conservative fans of Rittenhouse, Perry and Penny, you would never know that there were actual people on the other side of these confrontations.
☆ DeSantis defends fundraising for the ex-Marine who fatally choked Jordan Neely in subway: 'Vets look out for other vets'
  + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( Kimberly Leonard | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
DeSantis shared a fundraising page for Penny over the weekend, raising $2 million for his defense. "Vets look out for other vets," DeSantis said when asked about it Tuesday. Ron DeSantis of Florida defended ex-Marine Daniel Penny as having done the "right thing" after he fatally choked Jordan Neely on a New York City Subway. Protests ensued in New York City, and the story became national news as it touched on race, homelessness, crime, and mental health treatment. Crime in New York City is higher than before the COVID-19 pandemic, statistics show.
☆ Charging Daniel Penny, the Subway Samaritan
  + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( The Editorial Board | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: +1 min
Images: Margaret Small/Reuter/Zuma Press Composite: Mark KellyEvery subway rider in New York City knows the experience. You get on a train, and a passenger nearby is shouting to himself or at others. Daniel Penny , a Marine veteran, took that risk on May 1 and intervened to subdue Jordan Neely , a homeless man who was acting erratically, shouting and claiming he had little to live for. Mr. Penny subdued Neely, put him in a chokehold, and Neely died. On Friday the Manhattan district attorney charged Mr. Penny with second-degree manslaughter for which he could serve up to 15 years in prison.
☆ ‘Bakhmut Trap’: Ukrainian Advances Vindicate Defense of Besieged City
  + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( Ian Lovett | Stephen Kalin | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
KYIV, Ukraine—For months, Ukrainian troops in the eastern city of Bakhmut have been on the defensive, hunkering in basements and inching backward in the face of withering artillery fire and waves of infantry assaults. Last week, Ukraine launched surprise counterattacks that regained several square miles of land on the western outskirts of the city, easing Russia’s chokehold on critical supply routes.
☆ Opinion: DeSantis’ comments about Jordan Neely’s death are part of a dangerous pattern
  + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( Opinion Dean Obeidallah | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +6 min
Editor’s note: Dean Obeidallah, a former attorney, is the host of SiriusXM radio’s daily program “The Dean Obeidallah Show.” Follow him @DeanObeidallah@masto.ai. CNN —We are seeing an alarming pattern emerge in which some GOP leaders defend — and even pledge to pardon — people charged with or convicted of killing a person. “The unfortunate result was the unintended and unforeseen death of Mr. Neely.”Penny has received support from a score of right-wing figures. Instead, DeSantis is sending a message that if you are supported by the GOP base, we may have your back, even if you are charged in someone’s death. After Perry’s conviction, many on the right demanded GOP Texas Gov.
☆ Opinion: Mitch McConnell’s confidence is being put to the test
  + stars: | 2023-05-14 | by ( Richard Galant | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +17 min
We’re looking back at the strongest, smartest opinion takes of the week from CNN and other outlets. Not to worry, said Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, a veteran of debt limit battles. McConnell’s reassurance that all will work out in the end is validated by history, but that doesn’t mean this time couldn’t be different. “If female voters are key to a Donald Trump victory in 2024, the former president should be in big trouble – but he doesn’t seem to care,” Jill Filipovic observed. “The town hall audience – selected on the basis of their intention to vote in the Republican primary in New Hampshire – appeared to be made up mostly of Trump fans.
☆ Opinion | New York City Failed Jordan Neely and Its Subway Riders
  + stars: | 2023-05-14 | by ( David French | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
Civil society cannot exist when the rule of law fails, and that includes on the nation’s streets and public transit systems. That’s why it’s important to pay attention to the tragedy of Jordan Neely and to the man who killed him with a chokehold on the New York City subway on May 1, Daniel Penny. Behind every statistic is an individual case, and it’s not hard to see how the law failed Neely. He was on a Top 50 list maintained by the city of homeless people in need of urgent assistance. Most notably, in November 2021, Neely punched and seriously injured a 67-year-old woman as she exited the subway.
☆ Daniel Penny's crowd-sourced defense funds nears $1 million as DeSantis throws support behind the man who choked Jordan Neely to death
  + stars: | 2023-05-13 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Supporters are raising defense funds for Daniel Penny, the man charged for killing Jordan Neely on the NYC subway. Penny is facing a manslaughter charge in the death of Neely, a 30-year-old homeless man. While Neely's behavior alarmed some passengers, one eyewitness told The New York Times that Neely never tried to assault anyone. The case has divided New Yorkers, who are grappling with a rise in crime on the New York subway system. "Justice looks like a conviction for murder," Edwards said at a press conference following the announcement of Penny's charges.
☆ The Most Disturbing Thing About Jordan Neely’s Killing
  + stars: | 2023-05-12 | by ( Ismail Muhammad | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +3 min
The footage’s sedate quality tells us everything we need to know about death and suffering in this society. Despite the violent death we know is coming, the sounds are those of a stultifying normalcy. As the veteran New York journalist Errol Louis wrote recently, Neely was, when he boarded that train, already effectively dead. Maybe riders sensed in Neely’s language his desperation’s logical endpoint, a willingness to cross the border separating him from others. All the agitation and alarm and fear of violence in this situation seems to have happened before the application of a chokehold.
☆ Elon Musk says Tucker Carlson will be subject to Twitter's fact-checking force, Community Notes. This might be a problem for a TV host whose record on Snopes isn't exactly the cleanest.
  + stars: | 2023-05-11 | by ( Hannah Getahun | Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +6 min
Elon Musk responded by saying anything misleading would be flagged by community notes. Tucker Carlson is moving his show from a traditional broadcasting outlet to Twitter where he will be subject to the social media platform's fact-checking force, Community Notes. The TV host's history of making untrue statements is well documented on third-party fact-checking sites such as Politifact and Snopes. Not every piece of misleading or false information on the platform is publicly marked by a Community Note. When enough people from different points of view rate a note as "helpful," the Community Note will appear, according to Twitter.
☆ In pictures: New York protesters demand criminal charges in chokehold killing on subway
  + stars: | 2023-05-09 | by ( Dave Lucas | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: 1 min
Subway riders look on as people protest the death of Jordan Neely, a man whose death has been ruled a homicide by the city's medical examiner after being placed in a chokehold by a fellow passenger on a New York City subway train, in New York City,...moreSubway riders look on as people protest the death of Jordan Neely, a man whose death has been ruled a homicide by the city's medical examiner after being placed in a chokehold by a fellow passenger on a New York City subway train, in New York City, May 8, 2023. REUTERS/Andrew KellyClose
☆ In a Case Resembling Jordan Neely’s Killing, an Arrest Came Quickly
  + stars: | 2023-05-09 | by ( Maria Cramer | Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
Last year, on a spring evening, a 28-year-old man confronted a woman on a San Diego bus who was filming him with her cellphone, according to court documents. He grabbed the man, Anthony J. McGaff, 28, put him in a chokehold and held him for eight minutes, Mr. McGaff’s family said, until Mr. McGaff lost consciousness and died. Like the New York case, the victim in San Diego was Black and the man who killed him was white. A video captured by a subway rider shows Daniel Penny holding Mr. Neely in a chokehold for at least three minutes, including nearly a minute after he went limp. In San Diego, law enforcement officials arrested Mr. Hilbert within hours.
☆ After the killing of Jordan Neely, New York City Mayor Eric Adams faces backlash over his approaches to subway safety and mental illness
  + stars: | 2023-05-07 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
NYC Mayor Eric Adams is being blasted by progressives over his response to Jordan Neely's killing. Neely's death has now placed an even brighter spotlight on Adams' policies regarding homelessness, which the mayor defended during a press conference last Thursday. "People who are dealing with mental health illness should get the help they need and not live on the train. The chief medical examiner's office last Wednesday said that the cause of Neely's death was compression of the neck and ruled his death as a homicide. Meanwhile, protestors are demanding that Penny face charges in Neely's death.
☆ How Two Men’s Disparate Paths Crossed in a Killing on the F Train
  + stars: | 2023-05-07 | by ( Michael Wilson | Andy Newman | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
It was a Monday afternoon and a 30-year-old man was ranting on an F train headed through Manhattan. He was a regular on the subway, once a gifted Michael Jackson impersonator, but he was also troubled. City workers had tried to help him for years. After the military, he had dropped out of college, posting online about feeling “completely unfulfilled,” and now he was looking for a bartending job in the city. He shouted to others on the train that he was hungry, that he didn’t care about returning to jail, that he was ready to die, witnesses said.
☆ Opinion | The Demonization of the Homeless Has Vile Consequences
  + stars: | 2023-05-06 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
I made that choice apropos of the killing of Jordan Neely in a subway car in Manhattan on Monday. Neely died from compression to his neck as a result of the chokehold, according to the medical examiner. We do know that Neely had been arrested more than 40 times in recent years, including once for assault. Most of all, we know how the homeless make many of us feel: anxious, uncomfortable and even afraid. You can sense it in the equivocating reaction to Neely’s death from New York City’s mayor, Eric Adams, and New York’s governor, Kathy Hochul.
☆ Jordan Neely: The man who held New York subway passenger in a fatal chokehold 'never intended to harm' him, his attorneys say
  + stars: | 2023-05-06 | by ( Aya Elamroussi | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +5 min
“Daniel never intended to harm Mr. Neely and could not have foreseen his untimely death,” the statement said. As soon as Neely got on the train, he started yelling about being “fed up and hungry” and “tired of having nothing,” Vazquez told CNN. Neely did not appear to be armed or looking to attack anyone, Vazquez told CNN. In the video recorded by Vazquez, Neely and Penny are seen on the floor of a subway car with Penny’s arm wrapped around Neely’s neck. One appeared to be mediating the situation while the other seemed to help Penny restrain Neely, according to Vazquez.
☆ Daniel Penny, a 24-year-old Marine vet, is the man seen choking Jordan Neely in subway death
  + stars: | 2023-05-05 | by ( Katherine Long | Mattathias Schwartz | Jack Newsham | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Penny is the man who choked Neely on the F train, a former senior law enforcement official confirmed. A former senior law enforcement official confirmed to Insider that Daniel Penny was the man who is seen on video placing Neely in a chokehold before his death. The video shows Penny and two other men holding Neely on the floor of the subway car until Neely stopped moving. Neely appeared to stop moving as Penny applied a chokehold on the floor of the subway train as it idled at Broadway-Lafayette station. On the day of the altercation on the subway, Penny was wearing a sweatshirt from a Long Island surf shop and a hat with the logo of an Australian surf brand.
☆ New Yorkers to protest chokehold killing on subway, demand criminal charges
  + stars: | 2023-05-05 | by ( Julia Harte | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
The examiner's homicide finding alone does not imply intent or culpability, which are issues that prosecutors will consider in deciding whether to bring criminal charges. The 24-year-old former Marine, who was white, was questioned by police and released on Monday, local media said. A video of the incident that has circulated on social media showed an unidentified passenger applying a chokehold to a man identified as Neely on the floor of a subway train for more than three minutes. Democratic U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, whose district includes neighborhoods in the New York City boroughs of the Bronx and Queens, said Neely was murdered and called for his killer's arrest. Reporting by Brendan O'Brien in Chicago and Julia Harte in New York Editing by Alistair BellOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
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