Black men were strangled to death on the new york subway, and demonstrators jumped into the tracks to protest.
[Global Network Report] According to a report on the 6th local time in New York Post, USA, Jordan Neely, a homeless black man in new york, was strangled to death by Daniel Penny, a white man, on the subway a few days ago. Penny was released on the same day after being inquired by the local police, which triggered continuous protests from new york people. On the evening of the 6th, a group of protesters even jumped into the subway track to force the oncoming subway to stop, and there were clashes between the police and the protesters. According to law enforcement sources, seven people were arrested in the protest on the 6th.
New York Post said that on the evening of the 6th, a group of protesters jumped into the subway track to stop the oncoming subway, and there was a clash between the police and the protesters.
Regarding the cause of the protests, according to local media reports, Nelly, 30, shouted loudly on the subway on May 1, and was later subdued by Penny, a 24-year-old retired naval soldier. Nelly then fell into a coma and was pronounced dead in the hospital. The local police questioned Penny and released him on the same day. The forensic doctor confirmed that Nelly died of homicide on the 3rd.
New York Post said that the video showed that at about 6 pm local time on the 6th, at a subway station in new york, several protesters jumped into the subway track and forced the oncoming subway to stop. Protesters shouted "no justice, no peace", while in the background, police could be heard trying to call for order. The demonstrators called for justice for Neely. This dangerous move led to the temporary suspension of the subway station.
According to the report, a few minutes later, the police were able to let the demonstrators leave the tracks, so that the subway could enter the station, but the demonstrators continued to try to obstruct the traffic service, and some people began to prevent passengers from getting off the subway. When the police began to evacuate, there was a physical conflict between the protesters and the police. According to the report, some protesters pushed the police, which ignited a "small-scale scuffle." During the conflict, new york police subdued several protesters and arrested them. The report mentioned that some of the protesters shouted "I can’t breathe" to the police, which was a protest slogan when the black man Freud was killed by the American police in 2020.
The United States has long faced ethnic conflicts and racial discrimination. As a financial center, new york is also plagued by chronic diseases such as housing shortage, people’s mental health problems not being solved in time, influx of illegal immigrants, drug abuse and deterioration of social security.