All human life is precious. The untimely death of mentally impaired homeless Jordan Neely is now being politicized by unruly violent street protestors.
And for only one reason: Neely was black and his death was allegedly caused by a white man. These same protestors were mum when other victims were thrown under trains. But now they chant “burn the city down”. Now, if a subway rider is being threatened by a maniacal person, they will think twice before protecting themselves.
Neely, with 42 arrests, sought medical treatment, but the city failed him. Mayor Adams was spot-on in saying let attorney’s office investigate and determine the outcome without undue influence of the mobs.
We don’t need ignorant knuckleheads running amok threatening the city.
(Joseph Valente is a Dongan Hills resident.)
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