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stopdiggin

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7. prosecution tried to ram this through (twice)

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Dec 9, 2024, 12:29 PM

Dec 9

the jury finally just got tired and said, " Screw it. Not doing it. "

My own take here is ambivalent coming from several different directions ... pretty clearly there was no intent to kill here (or really even do harm?) Simply an attempt to restrain and remove? On the other hand .. vigilantism should not be condoned, and this was clearly an assault. On the third hand .. is this kind of intervention sometimes necessary to protect the public? And finally .. there is the question of why the public should be subjected to menacing behavior in their everyday lives .. and who bears the responsibility there .. ?

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Daniel Penny found not guilty in chokehold death of Jordan Neely [View all] BumRushDaShow Dec 9 OP

Oh great Jilly_in_VA Dec 9 #1

the similarities between the two incidents are so faint stopdiggin Dec 9 #2

He traded on being an ex-Marine Jilly_in_VA Dec 9 #4

Nope. I have no idea of this man's political beliefs stopdiggin Dec 9 #9

The better analogy is with what happened in NYC on a subway 40 years ago BumRushDaShow Dec 9 #5

First thing I thought of, also... Drum Dec 9 #10

George Floyd is a better comparison HereForTheParty Dec 9 #15

George Floyd's case also differs bc it involved police officers "at work". LauraInLA Dec 9 #20

The chances would be zero, nada, nil, zip!! This case screams racism... where are the protests?! InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 9 #26

So another willful murderer goes free canuckledragger Dec 9 #3

He was never charged with 'murder' Bonx Dec 9 #6

never even close to a 'murder' stopdiggin Dec 9 #8

An unarmed person is dead because someone's ego decided to take his life canuckledragger Dec 9 #18

Yup... 100! InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 9 #27

Wasn't the guy who died babylonsister Dec 9 #11

Penny had reason to restrain him HereForTheParty Dec 9 #16

Ding, ding, ding... we hava winna!! InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 9 #28

prosecution tried to ram this through (twice) stopdiggin Dec 9 #7

I believe if the intent was to have actually kill Neely, Penny could have done it much more quickly. yagotme Dec 9 #14

It was either that or... The Grand Illuminist Dec 9 #12

State prosecution. President can't pardon. That's the governor's call. Seeking Serenity Dec 9 #13

Reminded me some of Jose Alba, the 61 year old immigrant NYC Bodega worker who stabbed an attacker in self defense MichMan Dec 9 #17

When you're choking someone you moniss Dec 9 #19

ameriKKKan justice tRump4prison Dec 9 #21

If Penny were black and Neely were white totodeinhere Dec 9 #22

If races were reversed people here AkFemDem Dec 9 #31

Speculation feeds prejudice. You can't know this. elias7 Dec 11 #32

The police are not always available to intervene pfitz59 Dec 9 #23

That he murdered someone while trying to be a 'hero' canuckledragger Dec 9 #24

Clearly the jury did not come to that conclusion Tumbulu Dec 9 #30

Black Life cadoman Dec 9 #25

Shame! Shame! live love laugh Dec 9 #29