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In reply to the discussion: Daniel Penny beams, crowd breaks out in applause as Marine vet is acquitted in subway chokehold death of Jordan Neely [View all]brush
(58,035 posts)52. I disagree. NYers know to not engage with crazy passengers on the subway.
Not make eye contact, move to the other end of the car, or move to the next car thru the rear door. Ex-Marine Penny, not a NYer, committed assault in an unarmed man who had not touched anyone.
The jury is convening and IMO they'll convict him of a lesser charge.
What he did resulted in a man dying. If not for what he did, Neely would not have died.
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Daniel Penny beams, crowd breaks out in applause as Marine vet is acquitted in subway chokehold death of Jordan Neely [View all]
4th
Dec 9
OP
Ridiculous. A right of self-defense does not include choking someone who has not touched you and is unarmed...
brush
Dec 9
#13
I don't think you've lived in NYC. If did you'd know the rules upon encountring a crazy person on the subway.
brush
Dec 9
#23
Ya just don't know do ya? Too many people are packin' nowadays. Best mind you business and/or move to the next car.
brush
Dec 9
#31
Pls. common sense tells you not to choke someone for six minutes who hasn't touched you.
brush
Dec 9
#34
If you want to arrest, charge, prosecute, and mete out punishment to someone in NY,
yagotme
Dec 11
#150
Give it a rest. Read posts 127 and 131. You have no idea how racist some in NY are.
brush
Dec 11
#133
Stop defending racism. White male privileged Penny caused the death of a Black man...
brush
Dec 11
#145
No matter what is shown, posted or referred to you, you come back with the same stuff.
brush
Dec 11
#155
You have NEVER come back with anything solid about this being racist, other than the color difference.
yagotme
Dec 11
#156
I know exactly what you're talking about. I remember "Guiliani Time" and the racist cop/...
brush
Dec 11
#131
Since we know Nothing about what his family has, has not done don't go judging them...
electric_blue68
Dec 10
#121
The man is dead, for God's sake. Penny didn't have enough sense to know choking someone for...
brush
Dec 9
#86
Sorry, we're not on the same wave length. I don't want complexities in life involving shooting someone.
brush
Dec 10
#114
Why are you casting negative motives on this poster? IF you were in a car even if disabled could you move? Maybe you...
electric_blue68
Dec 10
#124
Word to the wise, unwise really. Have enough sense to not choke someone for 6 minutes.
brush
Dec 10
#94
Thank you. I have to push back. The guy getting applauded and getting off Scott free is just too much.
brush
Dec 11
#132
Thank you. Glad there are some who know injustice when it stares them in the face.
brush
Dec 11
#152
So, violation of unwritten subway rules by non-NY'ers should lead to imprisonment.
yagotme
Dec 9
#33
Or if the person you are detaining is threatening bodily harm to other individuals, that may not be
yagotme
Dec 9
#65
You must have missed the part about witnesses claiming that he was THREATENING them.
yagotme
Dec 9
#72
I'm not switching anything. I've been very clear that there should be some form or...
brush
Dec 9
#77
Because, if the true intent had been to kill Neely, Penny was doing a horrible job.
yagotme
Dec 9
#46
As a NCY'r who Has been in a Subway Car with some loud people w mental illness feeling very uncomfortable...
electric_blue68
Dec 10
#123
I HAVE been in that Situation; several times. Very Uncomfortable!!! B&b NYC'r...
electric_blue68
Dec 10
#125
I won't weigh in on this, but I find it ironic how some had no problem rationalizing the killing of the UHC executive a
JohnSJ
Dec 9
#79
Jordan Neely suffered with mental illness and went into deep despair when his mother
Quiet Em
Dec 10
#108