Protests erupted in New York City Thursday after a homeless man was allegedly killed by a US Marine on the subway.
Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez described the incident as a “murder.”
Jordan Neely was murdered.
But bc Jordan was houseless and crying for food in a time when the city is raising rents and stripping services to militarize itself while many in power demonize the poor, the murderer gets protected w/ passive headlines + no charges.
It’s disgusting. https://t.co/YJeQp9bbgE
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) May 3, 2023
Rep. Ayanna Pressley described the altercation as a “lynching.”
He was 30 years old.
Black men deserve to grow old—not be lynched on a Subway because they were having a mental health crisis.
Jordan deserved better. Accountability now. pic.twitter.com/aX5qcryrbx
— Ayanna Pressley (@AyannaPressley) May 4, 2023
Mayor Eric Adams called the rhetoric “irresponsible” while speaking with CNN.
Protesters and lawmakers are calling for the arrest of the man who was captured on video holding Jordan Neely in a fatal chokehold on the New York subway this week, after Neely’s death was ruled a homicide by New York’s chief medical examiner. https://t.co/hVf0MwEK7t pic.twitter.com/KLbI0Av6NU
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 4, 2023
“I don’t think that’s very responsible at the time where we are still investigating the situation,” Adams said.
“Let’s let the DA conduct his investigation with the law enforcement officials. To really interfere with that is not the right thing to do.
“I’m going to be responsible and allow them to do their job and allow them to determine exactly what happened here,” the mayor added.