The choking death of Jordan Neely is setting off powerful reactions across the city, with some calling it a criminal, racist act while others justify the act.
rider was setting off powerful reactions Thursday, with some calling it a criminal, racist act even as authorities reserved judgment on the killing.
Regardless, many New Yorkers saw the choking as the latest in a long history of attacks on Black city residents. The lethal risks of chokeholds led New York City to ban police from using them. An officer was fired for using a chokehold on Eric Garner, a Black New Yorker whose dying words "I can't breathe" became a chant in protests against racial injustice.
It was not clear why passengers moved to restrain Neely. One witness, a freelance journalist who was on the train and recorded Neely becoming unconscious as he was restrained, said that while Neely was acting aggressively and threw his jacket, he hadn't attacked anyone.
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