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To Be A Coward

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  • George KG Offline
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    George K
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    #13

    Long video.

    Interesting points.

    Neely was moving for the entire 15 seconds of the "choke hold" so he was not unconscious.

    If there was an alternative cause of death possible, that's reasonable doubt.

    So far, no ME report, so we don't know the cause of death - at least not an official one.

    Link to video

    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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    • HoraceH Offline
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      Horace
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      #14

      Here's NPR's most recent story and their framing of what happened:

      The altercation took place on May 1 on a New York City subway train. Neely, who used to perform on subway platforms as a Michael Jackson impersonator, was shouting that he was hungry and thirsty and moments later, Penny put Neely in a chokehold for several minutes. Neely was pronounced dead that same day.

      https://www.npr.org/2023/05/21/1177435414/daniel-penny-interview-nyc-subway-killing-jordan-neely

      Education is extremely important.

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      • HoraceH Horace

        @George-K said in To Be A Coward:

        New York City does not have a justice system. It has a political system masquerading as a justice system. It is run by one party, the Democratic Party, which is the tool of progressives who see prosecutorial power as a weapon for achieving their race-obsessed vision of social justice.

        My challenge for anybody is to find a thoughtful conversation or piece of writing anywhere on the internet, that rebukes this opinion. The trend of social justice masquerading as actual justice, is the product of the lowest common denominator populist masses who feel their thoughts, mostly for the purposes of establishing social credibility. Not that they're aware of that. As soon as some insight and consideration are added to the equation, McCarthy's opinion becomes obvious, and that's why it's essentially unanimous amongst thoughtful people, including center leftists who've never voted Republican in their lives.

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        #15

        @Horace Listen to the advisory opinions podcast on the subject, which had a guest on who was a former public defender in Manhattan. It takes a deep look into the actual law and the nuances behind “imminent” violence. While the guy is very sympathetic to Penny, he certainly doesn’t think it’s as cut and dried as McCarthy thinks.

        Only non-witches get due process.

        • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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        • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

          @Horace Listen to the advisory opinions podcast on the subject, which had a guest on who was a former public defender in Manhattan. It takes a deep look into the actual law and the nuances behind “imminent” violence. While the guy is very sympathetic to Penny, he certainly doesn’t think it’s as cut and dried as McCarthy thinks.

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          Horace
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          #16

          @jon-nyc said in To Be A Coward:

          @Horace Listen to the advisory opinions podcast on the subject, which had a guest on who was a former public defender in Manhattan. It takes a deep look into the actual law and the nuances behind “imminent” violence. I don’t think it’s as cut and dried as McCarthy thinks.

          If you're responding to my first post in the thread, I was referring to a zoomed out version of the justice system. I understand that by technicality this case could potentially be prosecuted. I also understand that without the skin color thing, it wouldn't be.

          Education is extremely important.

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          • George KG Offline
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            George K
            wrote on last edited by George K
            #17

            "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

            The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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            • HoraceH Offline
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              Horace
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              #18

              I don't think that's legally relevant if the doctors tie the death to the chokehold.

              Education is extremely important.

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              • George KG George K referenced this topic on
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                George K
                wrote on last edited by
                #19

                When the DA refers to the defendant as "That White Man," it's gotta affect perceptions.

                "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                • HoraceH Offline
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                  Horace
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #20

                  Maybe Biden will pardon him.

                  Education is extremely important.

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                  • HoraceH Horace

                    Maybe Biden will pardon him.

                    George KG Offline
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                    George K
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                    @Horace said in To Be A Coward:

                    Maybe Biden will pardon him.

                    He can't. Not a federal crime, I think.

                    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                    • George KG George K

                      @Horace said in To Be A Coward:

                      Maybe Biden will pardon him.

                      He can't. Not a federal crime, I think.

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                      Horace
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                      #22

                      @George-K said in To Be A Coward:

                      @Horace said in To Be A Coward:

                      Maybe Biden will pardon him.

                      He can't. Not a federal crime, I think.

                      No law can stop the Biden crime family.

                      Education is extremely important.

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                      • LuFins DadL Offline
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                        LuFins Dad
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                        #23

                        The police refused to administer CPR to the homeless man when they arrived and the man was still alive. Case closed.

                        The Brad

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                        • HoraceH Offline
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                          Horace
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #24

                          Check out the prosecutor. So on the nose.

                          Link to video

                          Education is extremely important.

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                          • MikM Offline
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                            #25

                            I'd be pissed off if I was that ugly too.

                            “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                              LuFins Dad
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                              That’s a dude, right?

                              The Brad

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                                George K
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                                #27

                                The judge has dropped count #1 (the more serious charge) and sent the jury back to deliberate on count #2 (some kind of "negligent homicide" thing). I'd guess there are one or two holdouts in the jury who want to convict the white man of something...anything.

                                "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                • George KG George K

                                  The judge has dropped count #1 (the more serious charge) and sent the jury back to deliberate on count #2 (some kind of "negligent homicide" thing). I'd guess there are one or two holdouts in the jury who want to convict the white man of something...anything.

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                                  LuFins Dad
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                                  #28

                                  @George-K said in To Be A Coward:

                                  The judge has dropped count #1 (the more serious charge) and sent the jury back to deliberate on count #2 (some kind of "negligent homicide" thing). I'd guess there are one or two holdouts in the jury who want to convict the white man of something...anything.

                                  Could be the opposite? Most jurors were going to convict and 1-2 refused?

                                  The Brad

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                                    LuFins Dad
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                                    #29

                                    Did the judge formally dismiss the count?

                                    The Brad

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                                    • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

                                      @George-K said in To Be A Coward:

                                      The judge has dropped count #1 (the more serious charge) and sent the jury back to deliberate on count #2 (some kind of "negligent homicide" thing). I'd guess there are one or two holdouts in the jury who want to convict the white man of something...anything.

                                      Could be the opposite? Most jurors were going to convict and 1-2 refused?

                                      George KG Offline
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                                      George K
                                      wrote on last edited by
                                      #30

                                      @LuFins-Dad said in To Be A Coward:

                                      Could be the opposite? Most jurors were going to convict and 1-2 refused?

                                      OF course.

                                      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                      • LuFins DadL Offline
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                                        LuFins Dad
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                                        #31

                                        I used to think there were prosecutorial standards that prevented multiple charges for the same crime. Like you couldn’t charge manslaughter while also charging murder 1. You picked the most likely conviction charge and went with that. Ancillary charges were allowed of course. Firearm escalators, coverups, and such…

                                        The Brad

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                                          https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/06/us/daniel-penny-jordan-neely-trial-verdict/index.html

                                          Neely, a 30-year-old street artist who struggled with homelessness, mental illness and drugs, had entered a New York City subway car on May 1, 2023, and began acting erratically. He threw down his jacket and yelled at passengers that he was hungry and thirsty and didn’t care whether he died, witnesses said.

                                          The spin there is just magnificent. Imagine how ignorant and manipulable that journalist thinks her audience is. (I assume this journalist is a she.)

                                          Education is extremely important.

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