• Sanctus@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    On Monday, 26-year-old Daniel Penny was acquitted after killing Jordan Neely, a desperate Black homeless man on the subway…

    Tale as old as time.

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      1 month ago

      “…on the grounds that he was trying to protect others.”

      I think that’s a pretty fucking important line right there.

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        1 month ago

        I think the point is, the system pushed one man to his breaking point simply for being poor, black, and mentally ill; resulting in his eventual strangulation on a subway. Not saying the the situation didn’t require intervention but acting as if the whole thing was “unavoidable” or even “justified” gladiator giving all the context is Pretty Fucking Important