The United States is shaken by a video. It shows a white US veteran choking a black man to death on the New York subway.
the essentials in brief
- A US veteran chokes a man to death in New York.
- Previously, the victim is said to have harassed passengers.
- The case has long since become a political issue in the United States.
30-year-old Jordan Neely, a Michael Jackson-Imitator, is homeless and screams in the subwayBahn passengers. Daniel J. Penny, a 24-year-old college student and US Navy veteran, intervenes. The New York Times reports on the incident.
Death by stranglehold
Penny wraps his arms around Neely’s neck and head and holds him for minutes until he goes limp. According to Julie Bolcer, a spokeswoman for the coroner, Neely died as a result of the stranglehold on his neck.
In any criminal proceedings against Penny, it could depend on whether he is right Violence applied, according to legal experts. So far, according to the New York Times, Penny has not been arrested.
Under New York law, a person may corporeal Violence use against another person when they reasonably believe that it is necessary to defend themselves or others.
Did Penny fear for his life?
deadly Violence however, may only be applied if there is reason to believe that an attacker is doing or will do the same.
Karen Friedman Agnifilo, a former prosecutor in the Manhattan District Attorney’s office, said the issue was complicated. Police and prosecutors would now have to find out if Penny felt physically threatened. Or whether other passengers thought they had reason to fear for their safety.
Neely screamed, “I’m ready to die.”
Juan Alberto Vazquez, a freelance journalist, recorded a disturbing video showing the scenes on the subway. He says Neely screamed that he was hungry and thirsty.
“I don’t mind going to jail and getting a life sentence,” Vazquez recalled. Neely is said to have said: “I’m ready to die.”
Criminal Defense Attorney Todd Spodek said the statement may have led others to believe that Neely would do something violent. “I imagine the collective feeling on that train was that something was going to happen,” he said.
Case becomes a political issue
In addition to the challenging legal situation, the case in the United States has long since reached a political dimension, according to the New York Times.
Because: Neely was a black man, had mental problems. Penny, on the other hand, is white-skinned. Left-wing politicians are therefore already talking about a “lynching”.
The case also comes at a time when New York is grappling with how to the criminality and the number of the mentally ill people on the streets while respecting the rights of the most vulnerable residents.
2023-05-06 09:16:00
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