SIAD. What do y'all think, should the young guy who put the aggressive homeless man in a chokehold be charged with murder? It's a pretty tough one -- homeless guy (Jordan Neely) starts acting aggressive on the train, getting up in people's faces saying he's ready to die... young ex-marine (Daniel Penny) puts him in a chokehold, apparently not intending to kill, just to subdue, but homeless guy ends up dying in hospital.
What say you? Is a murder charge justified? Does he have a case for self defense?
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What say you? Is a murder charge justified? Does he have a case for self defense?
The systemic issues revealed by Jordan Neely’s killing, explained
Daniel Penny has now been indicted in connection with the tragic killing, which came in a climate of fearmongering and New York City’s long failure to support people experiencing homelessness.
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Lawyers for Daniel Penny say he "never intended harm" when he put Jordan Neely in a chokehold on a New York subway
Penny, a 24-year-old student and Marine veteran, "could not have foreseen" Neely's "untimely death," his attorneys said in a statement.
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