Jamaal Bowman Blames Daniel Penny’s Acquittal on ‘the Evil of White Supremacy’
11th December 2024
New York Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D.) went on a fiery rant Tuesday blaming “the evil of white supremacy” for Daniel Penny’s acquittal in the death of Jordan Neely, a deranged black man whom Penny put in a chokehold on a Manhattan subway car.
“Whenever you feel discomfort from your whiteness, Black people are harmed or killed. And there is never accountability or justice. This is the evil of white supremacy. It spans across geography and political parties and sickens us all,” Bowman wrote, addressing his 12-post X thread to “White People.”
On Monday, a New York jury found Penny not guilty for the death of Neely, a homeless Michael Jackson impersonator. During the incident last year, Neely threatened passengers, shouting that he was hungry, ready to go to jail, and ready to die, according to witness testimony. Penny—a former Marine trained in how to subdue a dangerous person—placed Neely in a chokehold for six minutes. Neely was pronounced dead an hour later.