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(AP/TJV) — Jury selection was set to begin Monday in the criminal trial of the U.S. Marine Corps veteran charged with manslaughter for placing a man in a deadly chokehold on a New York City subway train last year.
Dozens of BLM radical leftist race agitators arrived before the start of the hearing wearing “Malcom X” hats outside the Manhattan courthouse, some carried signs calling on the city to “#AbolishPolice” and others blaming his death on “White supremacist violence.”
Just in: BLM protesters have gathered for a demonstration outside the Manhattan courthouse for the trial of Daniel Penny, the veteran who subdued and accidentally suffocated a threatening and erratic black man on the subway. pic.twitter.com/nyLQTsSZCv
— Andy Ngo 🏳️🌈 (@MrAndyNgo) October 21, 2024
The Democrat party lovingly embraced the BLM movement in 2020, as the dangerous group with deep ties to Marxism, caused billions of dollars worth of damage to cities across America, as the nation was held prison by a radical group of race-agitating communists.
Democrat leadership in major cities,at the time, were banning people from even going to the beach during the COVID pandemic, but allowed with full approval the BLM shock troops to take over the streets, with no “social distancing” required.
In NYC, all public events were banned because of COVID, in fact in June of 2020, the only event you were allowed to participate in was a BLM riot.
Over 50 deaths; including the murder of an 8-year-old girl, who was shot in the head in a Georgia fast food restaurant parking lot; took place during the BLM terror spreee in the summer of 2020.
Secoriea Turner was shot in the head, as Democrat party-approved BLM terrorists occupied the parking lot of a Wendy’s, which the group had burned to the ground days earlier. This story was buried in national media and only covered by the local Atlanta press.
It remains to see what kind of influence the Marxist BLM shock troops will have on this trial.
Trial Begins for Daniel Penny in NYC Subway Chokehold Death
Daniel Penny, a former Marine, faces manslaughter charges in the death of Jordan Neely, a 30-year-old homeless man, on a New York City subway. On May 1, 2023, Neely, known for his Michael Jackson impersonations, was… pic.twitter.com/zGY6Ga07ea
— Viral News NYC (@ViralNewsNYC) October 21, 2024
Daniel Penny, now 25, is accused of “recklessly causing the death” of Jordan Neely, a 30-year-old former street performer who witnesses say was acting erratically on the train on May 1, 2023, when Penny moved to restrain him.
The Manhattan court proceedings, which are expected to last six weeks, will place a spotlight back on a case that sparked debate and division locally and across the country.
Protesters took to the streets to demand that authorities arrest Penny — who is white; Neely was Black — while others rallied in support outside the courthouse once he was charged. The case also became a cause celebre among Republican presidential hopefuls.
Penny, who served four years in the Marines before being discharged in 2021, has been free on a $100,000 bond. He faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted of second-degree manslaughter and up to four years if convicted of criminally negligent homicide.
Penny pinned Neely to the ground with the help of two other passengers, and placed him in a chokehold for more than three minutes until Neely’s body went limp. The medical examiner’s office ruled the death a homicide caused by compression of the neck.
Penny’s lawyers have argued that the Long Island native didn’t intend to kill Neely, just to hold him down long enough for police to arrive. Penny has claimed Neely shouted, “I’m gonna’ kill you” and that he was “ready to die” or go to jail for life.
Penny’s attorney, Steven Raiser, said the defense plans to offer up other potential causes for Neely’s death, including high levels of the synthetic cannabinoid known as K2 found in his body.
They’ll also argue that video shared widely on social media proves Penny was not applying pressure consistently enough to render Neely unconscious, much less kill him.
Prosecutors, in their court filings, have argued that Penny’s actions were reckless and negligent even if he didn’t intend to kill Neely. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office declined to comment ahead of the trial.
Neely’s uncle, Christopher Neely, said he and other family members have been anticipating this moment.
This is disgusting. Penny is a hero, while these racist black cowards are the poison ruining America. I’m a native NYer and this easily could have been me: the homeless aggressively Target women, children and the elderly with their demands, and everyone on a subway car is held hostage by them (and their stench) hoping for a Daniel Penny to step up.
Jews in particular should carry firearms.