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A disturbing video from the United States showing a White man hitting a 60-year-old Black woman over 50 times with her own cane in a Harlem subway station has gone viral over social media. The New York Post reported that the attack occurred at 3:30 am on Friday when the woman was walking at the […]
Long-time Slashdot reader UnCivil Liberty writes: Following in the footsteps of three MIT students who were previously gagged from presenting their findings at Defcon 2008 are two Massachusetts teens (who presented . . .
Shannon Stapleton/Reuters Daniel Penny arrives at the Manhattan Criminal Court on Wednesday for his arraignment hearing on charges related to the death of Jordan Neely. CNN — Daniel Penny, a Marine veteran charged in the death of a homeless Black man he put in a
It was a rather unremarkable Tuesday at Central Park West and Columbus Circle. Vendors sold hot dogs, coffee and overpriced bottled water nearby. A light breeze rustled the sycamore branches hanging over a bicycle rental kiosk filled with neat rows of mint green helmets. Then, at 4:41 p.m., a black Mercedes van crept through the […]
By WILL WEISSERT (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis urged the nation to show Daniel Penny that “America’s got his back.” Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley called for New York’s governor to pardon Penny, and biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy donated $10,000 to his legal defense fund. Republican presidential hopefuls have lined up […]
WASHINGTON — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis urged the nation to show Daniel Penny that “America’s got his back.” Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley called for New York’s governor to pardon Penny, and biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy donated $10,000 to his legal defense . . .
Politicians and lawmakers are demanding accountability after a 24-year-old New York City subway rider was seen on video putting a homeless man in a fatal chokehold. Jordan Neely, 30, was a subway busker who performed dance routines in costume as Michael Jackson. He was homeless when he was killed Monday after an altercation on a […]
In 1984, Bernhard Goetz opened fire on four Black men on the New York City subway. He was charged with attempted murder, assault, reckless endangerment, and weapon possession, but ended up serving less than a year in prison. On December 22, 1984, Bronx-natives Barry Allen, Troy Canty, Darrell Cabey, and James Ramseur boarded an uptown-bound […]
The death of a New York City subway rider who was placed in a chokehold by another passenger on Monday was ruled a homicide, the city’s medical examiner confirmed on Wednesday evening. The man who died, Jordan Neely, was homeless and had been screaming at passengers when the other rider wrapped his arms around Mr. […]
Jordan Neely, a young Black man who entertained crowds as Michael Jackson, was murdered May 1 on the NYC subway by a white former Marine who was well trained in murder by the US military. What was Jordan’s crime? Listen to Jordan’s words right before his lynching: “I don’t have food, I don’t have a […]