2023-05-14 18:49:19
New York
A kitty for a man charged for the death of a homeless man is a hit
In the United States, an ex-marine is accused of having caused the death of Jordan Neely by compression of the neck. The hard right comes to his aid, believing that he has “protected the passengers of the metro”.
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Daniel Penny, 24, retired from the army, was charged on Friday with “manslaughter” by a New York court and released on $100,000 bail.
REUTERS
A fundraiser posted to support a former Marine accused of strangling a homeless man on the New York subway met with great success on Sunday, with more than $1.6 million raised on a popular site. the hard right.
More than 36,000 people had responded by midday to the appeal for donations launched by the law firm Raiser & Kenniff, which defends Daniel Penny. This 24-year-old white man, retired from the army, was charged on Friday with “manslaughter” by a New York court and released on $100,000 bail.
On the floor for five minutes
He is accused of having caused, on May 1, the death by “compression” of the neck of Jordan Neely, a 30-year-old black homeless man, known for his resemblance and imitations of singer Michael Jackson. A video of the drama, which triggered a strong emotion, shows the victim on the ground for five minutes, Daniel Penny lying behind to hobble him. She struggles before not moving.
The lawyers of the former soldier ensure, in their appeal for donations, that he “risked his life in order to protect the passengers of the New York subway from an attacker”. A witness said that Jordan Neely had indeed burst into the car shouting at passengers, but he did not visibly attack anyone physically.
“Free Christians’ Leading Crowdfunding Site”
The appeal for donations was launched on the GiveSendGo platform, which describes itself as “the first crowdfunding site for free Christians” and is known for agreeing to raise funds for far-right figures banned from other sites. .
It was relayed by the very conservative Governor of Florida Ron DeSantis, who has presidential ambitions. “We support good Samaritans like Daniel Penny. Let’s show this Marine that America is behind him!” he tweeted.
“Profound racial inequalities”
The case strongly divides the country: the right, which accuses the Democrats of laxity in the face of crime, congratulates Daniel Perry for having set himself up as a “vigilante” having acted in “self-defense”. The left regrets an act of violence against a man suffering from mental illness which it says reflects the city’s deep socioeconomic and racial inequalities.
(AFP)
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