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A New York Black Lives Matter leader has called for “black vigilantes” to retaliate following Daniel Penny’s acquittal on Monday. Penny, a 26-year-old former Marine, faced charges of second-degree manslaughter and negligent homicide in connection with the 2023 death of Jordan Neely on a New York City subway after Neely was threatening passengers.
“Just like everybody else has vigilantes, we need some black vigilantes,” New York BLM co-founder Hank Newsome said in the wake of the verdict. “People want to jump up and choke us and kill us for being loud. How about we do the same when they attempt to oppress us?”
“I’m tired. I know you’re looking for us to be like, ‘Oh, go and march. Go and march.’ No, this weekend, I want you to hold a community event everywhere from the Bronx to Houston to Seattle to Florida. Black people, hold community events and talk about what you need.”
BREAKING: BLM leader Hawk Newsome calls for “black vigilantes” to get active following Daniel Penny’s acquittal pic.twitter.com/YoBUXOW9Yr— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) December 9, 2024
The Daily Mail has more.
The homeless, mentally ill black man had been threatening to kill people and telling commuters he was willing to ‘go back to Rikers’ when Penny, then just 24, intervened and took him to the ground.
