05 May 2023 15:19
Jordan Neely was choked on Monday for no apparent reason. The umpteenth case of violence has provoked a series of controversies involving citizens and institutions
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It’s Monday morning on the city’s subway new York A homeless man is killed and the death caught on video. On a morning like any other on the F line, which connects Jamaica-179th Street to Coney Island Jordan Neley, A 30-year-old homeless and mentally ill African American man who made a living as a street performer (he was known for his Michael Jackson impersonations) was choked for more than three minutes by another passenger, who was assisted by two other men.
The history According to witnesses, Neely suffocated before she was in any apparent condition
mental discomfortHe cried out for water and food while saying he didn’t mind spending his life in prison and was ready to die. The man
he would not have behaved violentlybut nevertheless the murderer, a
ex marine However, the 24-year-old decided to intervene, going so far as to choke him.
The video of the murder divides the city The scene was captured by a reporter and as soon as the video was posted I got hooked
controversy erupted that divided the citizens. The failure to apprehend the perpetrator, who was released after interrogation pending further investigation, sparked a series of civil protests. On Wednesday, activists demonstrated at a New York City subway station to demand that the attacker be charged and so on
the administration is doing more to protect and support the many homeless and vulnerable people living in the city. On the other hand, we have those who see history as a result
little sense of security you breathe that in the city and especially in the subway, where there have been several cases of violence and hardship in recent years.
The Q&A between Mayor Adams and Ocasio-Cortez The institutions seemed to have quite a hard time commenting on the incident. Some MPs like
Alexandria Ocasio Cortez They even condemned the fact in very harsh terms: “Jordan Neely was murdered. But Jordan was homeless and without food at a time when the city is raising rents and cutting services in order to militarize them. Meanwhile, those in power are demonizing the poor while the killer is protected. It’s disgusting.” Sentences criticized by the mayor
Eric Adams (former police officer) who said he would await the outcome of the investigation before intervening. The issue of safety, particularly on the subway, is very close to the heart of the mayor, who actually tried to draw attention to the presence of homeless people rather than the murder itself.
“We have to be very clear that from day one of this administration my focus has been on that
We cannot have people with severe mental disorders on our subway“, said Adams. His program, which is also quite criticized by some humanitarian organizations, in fact provides for the evacuation of these areas thanks to the intervention of the police. However, the reaction of Ocasio-Cortez was not long in coming, as also noted that the Adams administration cut the very benefits that could have helped the victim.
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