Posted on 05/07/2023 3:42:58 AM PDT by GrandJediMasterYoda
Protesters jump onto subway tracks, clash with NYPD over Jordan Neely’s death
At least seven people were arrested in Manhattan Saturday after shutting down subway service and clashing with NYPD officers while protesting the chokehold death of homeless man Jordan Neely, law enforcement sources told The Post.
Dozens of demonstrators jumped onto the subway tracks at Lexington Avenue and East 63rd Street around 6:15 p.m., forcing an oncoming Q train to slam on the brakes at the mouth of the tunnel, video shows.
“No justice, no peace!” the protesters chanted as police can be heard struggling to call for order in the background.
The risky move caused the power to temporarily shut off in the Lenox Hill station.
After several minutes, the police were able to get the protesters off the tracks, allowing the train to roll into the station, but demonstrators were determined to continue blocking transit service.
The group was calling for justice in the case of Neely’s Monday homicide.
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I used to travel on Greyhound a lot.
I never met a violent homeless person in the USA.
I encountered a raving Arab in Paris, France who I might reasonably assume was a street person, but he didn’t physically hurt anybody.
I suspect drugs are involved when it comes to violent homeless incidents. People are handing out too much money to panhandlers. At $1/handout, after three handouts a guy can get a hamburger at McDonald’s.
Shouldn’t have shut down the subway. Run there a$$es over - the deceased seldom riot.
“Dozens of demonstrators jumped onto the subway tracks at Lexington Avenue and East 63rd Street around 6:15 p.m.”
That’s an excellent way to get killed. NYC subway trains roll in amazing quickly.
You are quite correct. I agree completely.
“support me in restraining this assailant”
The homeless can be rather filthy and smelly.
This is less common than in the past (because of so much homeless help available, including free showers), but is still frequently encountered.
They couldn’t care less about the other 500 blacks killed in NYC, only this one.
“subway systems here are pretty safe”
New Yorkers pretty much must use the subways, except for the super-rich that can afford private car service.
The subway can be very fast. Get on a train in the right direction and look at a subway map. If you are on express, ride it as far as you can to your destination. If you need to get a local, transfer at the last shared stop possible.
Express trains are about three times faster than locals.
What did the guy actually do to demonstrate that he was a "dangerous lunatic"?
I'm not taking his side here, but all of the Marine's defenders are pointing to the guy's rap sheet.
Even if his rap sheet was a mile long, more than that would be needed to justify a chokehold.
If the Marine can't demonstrate that the guy was physically assaulting someone or waving around a weapon, I think he's got a problem; you can't put someone in a chokehold for being nuts or having a bad day.
I see his “family” has an ambulance chaser on the case. Where was this “family” when he was homeless and mentally ill? Why was this guy wandering the streets, he had 42 arrests in just the last few years, he should have been in jail or prison.
No, he didn't need to physically assault someone or waive around a weapon to be subdued. Verbal threat of harm, menacing, or terroristic threats would also justify taking him down.
protestors should be charged with kidnapping, for not letting those on the train leave.
That is illegal detention aka kidnapping.
Yep I wondered if the NYC subway is powered by an electrified third rail. Those people took a big chance by going on tracks.
If that train had not stopped and had run over people, then the storyline would have been, heartless train engineer runs over people.
Where does a homeless person get a gun? Last week a “homeless” man killed two in a library, in Tulsa, OK.
Hopefully all those facts come out in the investigation to come.
I have not seen the video, but have heard many say that this homeless dude was threatening and apparently behaving menacingly . So there’s that.
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Too bad a mostly inertial subway train didn’t arrive to interrupt their mostly peaceful protest.
Newly, the homeless man, was raving, first about being hungry, then stating he wanted to go to jail and didn’t care if he got a life sentence.
He then took of his jacket and thossed it to the floor.
That scenario to me spells imminent attack.
What the Marine did seems to make sense in that situation.
However, it has been reported that he maintained the chokehold for 15 minutes; if that is accurate, it seems like a very long time. Maybe others have more info about that or more knowledge than I do.
Sorry he died, but these people are nuts.
“After several minutes, the police were able to get the protesters off the tracks”
Why?
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