Viral videos of Neely’s death raised questions about race relations, social services and excessive force in the US. A court in Manhattan has found US military veteran Daniel Penny not guilty of criminally negligent homicide for subduing a fellow subway passenger, Jordan Neely, in a chokehold until his death. I’m ready to die.” Penny, a 24-year-old architecture student and a …
NEW YORK — The choking death of a man at the hands of another New York subway rider was setting off powerful reactions Thursday, with some calling it a criminal, racist act even as authorities reserved judgment on the killing. A U.S. Department of Justice website called chokeholds “inherently dangerous” and said that they have “too often led to tragedy.” …
