Black Lives Matter’s favorite pastime – angry protests with a side of looting – might be back on the table following the Daniel Penny verdict. Penny, the former Marine who subdued Jordan Neely during a violent episode on a New York City subway (resulting in Neely’s death), was acquitted on Monday.
According to Just the News [1], “The jury found the former Marine not guilty of criminally negligent homicide in the chokehold death of Jordan Neely, a 30-year-old homeless man with a history of mental illness.”
While many law-abiding Americans are happy with the verdict (and many New Yorkers as well who are worried about the crime in their city), the problem: Penny is white and Neely was black.
That shouldn’t BE a problem considering the fact that one of the passengers that helped Penny on the subway was black and at least one of the jury members was as well.
And a danger is a danger no matter what color it comes in. However, as far as BLM is concerned, EVERYTHING is about race.
Enter BLM leader Hawk Newsome, and leader of the BLM NY Chapter, who started beating the drum for black vigilante justice after Penny was acquitted. He appeared at the side of Neely’s father in a press conference and said, “We need some Black vigilantes… People want to jump up and choke us and kill us for being loud? How about we do the same when they attempt to oppress us”
NEW: BLM’s Hawk Newsome calls on “black vigilantes” to put people in chokeholds when they “attempt to oppress us.”
This comes after Newsome appeared to threaten violence against Penny.
“It’s a small world, Buddy…” he reportedly said.pic.twitter.com/jRshlj1Ksx [2]
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) December 9, 2024 [3]
Spinning the subway saga.
Never mind that Jordan Neely, whose struggled with mental illness and criminal history spanned years, was restrained by Penny after THREATENING passengers.
While Penny’s defense argued he acted to protect others (and the jury agreed), critics – and the ever- agitated BLM crowd – paint him as a vigilante – and Newsome doesn’t seem to be one to let a “movement” opportunity slide.
Another season of violence? Not yet.
Remember the Summer of 2020? Because of BLM and their reaction to the killing of George Floyd, cities burned while slogans were chanted – and ironically, people of color bore much of the damage in their own communities.
So far, it doesn’t look like the citizens of NYC are revolting against the verdict in the streets. But that doesn’t mean that Newsome and his ilk can’t work people into a frenzy to fill the streets at some point – because BLM’s playbook is always the same – fan the flames of outrage, turn the streets into chaos, claim victimhood and make lots of cash off of the situation. The BLM grifters are always ready for another “cause” to bring in the cash.
Liberals rant.
The verdict, not surprisingly, has all of the usual suspects crying racism and trying to stoke the flames to get people riled up – celebrities, politicians, the media and the grifters.
Imagine, just imagine, if Jordan Neely had been white and Daniel Penny was black
Imagine what some of the folks defending Penny today would be saying.
Just imagine.
— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) December 9, 2024 [4]
The acquittal of Daniel Penny in the death of Jordan Neely has effectively given license for vigilante justice to be waged on the Black community without consequence.
It’s a painful reminder of the inequities in our justice system. Jordan deserved compassion. Instead, he was met… https://t.co/JOdxjZJXBi [5]
— NAACP (@NAACP) December 9, 2024 [6]
Actress Mia Farrow wrote, “Jordan Neely was 30-yrs old- struggling w mental illness, drug addiction & homelessness. He performed in NYC subways Danial Perry [sic] choked Mr Neely to death…”
Tim Wise, a senior fellow at the African American Policy Forum, said, “Daniel Penny is a racist, classist, ableist murderer. He should face ignominy forever regardless of what a court does or doesn’t do to him.”
BLM’s reaction to Daniel Penny’s acquittal is predictable, following their well-worn pattern of outrage, division, and fundraising. While the majority of Americans recognize the verdict as justice served, the professional protest class sees an opportunity to reignite their brand of racial outrage.