Homeless Man Killed by Fellow Passenger on NYC Subway
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Anonymous
What's telling is that moderates and liberals, who are very split on Penny's actions, are willing to say so anonymously (both here on DCUM and in many other places) but aren't willing to put their names out there in support of Penny. |
Anonymous
Look for yourself. Maybe you'll recognize names that I don't. |
Anonymous
This is the thing you’re missing entirely. Most of the people who point out that at this time a murder charge wouldn’t have been appropriate, don’t ‘support Penny’s actions.’ We support a charge of manslaughter, we appreciate that Neely should be alive, and we ALSO appreciate the essay linked pages ago by John McWhorter describing the ACTUAL experience of being trapped in transit, being targeted, being very much in fear of grievous harm and worse. You’re trying to lump everyone into one necessarily racist perspective because that’s how you analyze everything. But not everyone is irrational, like you. |
Anonymous
1. I said nothing about race. 2. If you support a manslaughter charge, then don't give money to support Penny. Let the case play out without interference. |
Anonymous
I’m sure all of this (and more) will be considered by the jury, if it gets to that point. I trust that the legal process will reach a fair result. |
Anonymous
How utterly vile and unsurprising that my reply was deleted. Of course I haven’t given money, nor have what, 99.9999999% of the people here who disagree with you. You’re manipulative and dishonest, and you must know you will convince no one to see this through your lens if you’re going to tell people who support charges that they are also secretly aligned with white nationalists. What a gross position to take. |
Anonymous
Good point. We seem to live in a totalitarian state, where people are afraid to share their views. |
Anonymous
Or, more accurately, non-extremists are afraid to share their views, making it seem as though the voices of the extremes on both sides have more support than they really do. I'll also add that the loudest voices care little for truth, nuanced understanding, or anything other than amplifying their own performative platform. That goes for left and right. |
Anonymous
I am split on what he did - that means I do not support his actions. It’s the opposite of split, it’s the only cohesive way to see this for me. Jordan Neely should still be alive. I also do not believe Daniel Penny intended to kill him. I also do not believe it’s innately protective of white supremacy to want to take the g.d. Metro or subway without having a rational fear of being accosted and attacked. That last part is something that is not in my view adequately captured by either statistics or anecdotes: I first started taking the subway in the very early 90s, pre-Giuliani, when crime was higher. However, running into deeply unstable individuals was far, far rarer - group bad acts related to gang and similar activity spurred a lot of crime then. Now, however, we’ve had the time to see the impact of the hollowing out of social services, the raising of requirements on what it takes to involuntarily commit someone, and what happens when street pharma gets more and more dangerous (meth, fent, laced marijuana). From what I understand, many addicts we may see cannot in any meaningful way ‘get better.’ The neural pathways are just destroyed. So absent that, we’ve got to think of involuntary commitment that’s actually humane and doesn’t future degrade people, and there’s no push for that. Maybe this will lead to some kind of granular activism for that. I don’t know. |
Anonymous
| How long was this guy unconscious before the marine released the choke hold? |
Anonymous
I have no idea, but I’m sure the jury will have access to this information. They will be the deciders. Not us. |
Anonymous
You think having enough money to pay for good attorneys isn't needed in a high profile case like this one? |
Anonymous
NP: it will be a critical piece of information when determining the verdict. The other piece of important information will be when other straphangers alerted Penny to Neely's physical distress and how long Penny maintained the chokehold after being alerted by others. My understanding is that Penny continued to hold for multiple minutes after being alerted. The jury will see a LOT of evidence that hasn't been released publicly. Probably dozens of witnesses who don't want to go public in the media. Tons of people with unreleased video on their phone. Likely videos of Neely earlier in the day, as part of an attempt to explain his mental state. MTA security videos. A reconstruction of Neely's last 24 hours. |
Anonymous
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Daniel Penny's defense fund is now up to $ 2,284,047.
Good. He has excellent legal counsel. |
Anonymous
| His lawyers are the only winners here. Publicity, and the ability to bill tons of hours … |