Man killed on New York subway.
A 30-year-old Black man who regularly danced in the Times Square transit hub was killed on Monday by a rider who put him in a chokehold on the New York City subway.The confrontation took place as an F train traveling north reached the Broadway-Lafayette station in SoHo. Witnesses say Jordan Neely, recognizable to some New Yorkers as a Michael Jackson impersonator, was behaving erratically at the time. Video footage captured by Juan Alberto Vazquez, a freelance journalist, and shared on Facebook, showed Neely kicking as he was held down by passengers.
The man who pinned down Neely has not been identified but has been described in local reports as a 24-year-old former US marine. The man held Neely in a chokehold with his legs wrapped around his body; Neely lost consciousness during the struggle and later died in the hospital.
Neely died from compression of the neck, the city’s medical examiner determined on Wednesday, classifying his death as a homicide. The office noted that any determination about criminal culpability would be left to the legal system.
As news of Neely’s death spread online, video of the encounter evoked strong reactions from New Yorkers and officials. Some described the act as a lethal overreaction to a person in the throes of mental illness and others defended the marine veteran’s actions.
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But since you mentioned it....
what colour was the man who killed him?
I believe the person charged will face a minimum sentence because of the mitigating circumstances. The city is the main culprit as the man who died needed help way before his demise, but nothing was done. Mental illness has to be dealt with, but it gets shoved aside each year. I am bipolar so I understand the victim's predicament.
I usually don't comment on controversial topics, but being mentally ill myself, things like this just gets to me. The city of New York, and its justice department have blood on their hands as they did nothing to help this man.
Your comment follows no logic.
Your comment follows no logic.
Might want to look at Bragg,who will most likely prosecute the Marine!
I would never have guessed that.
Might want to look at Bragg,who will most likely prosecute the Marine!
I believe the person charged will face a minimum sentence because of the mitigating circumstances. The city is the main culprit as the man who died needed help way before his demise, but nothing was done. Mental illness has to be dealt with, but it gets shoved aside each year. I am bipolar so I understand the victim's predicament.
I usually don't comment on controversial topics, but being mentally ill myself, things like this just gets to me. The city of New York, and its justice department have blood on their hands as they did nothing to help this man.
Thing is, the media makes everything political....the videos of him doing the Michael Jackson impersonation are from over a decade ago....
Mental illness is a problem that society brushes aside.