Homeless street artist Jordan Neely died a violent death in the American metropolis of New York. Meanwhile, the alleged perpetrator has already received 1.1 million dollars (about 1 million euros) in donations.
An online fundraising campaign collected the nice amount. The money should help cover the costs of upcoming proceedings and potential civil lawsuits, the website said. By Saturday afternoon (local time), nearly 25,000 individual donations were listed there.
manslaughter charge
White Daniel P., 24, is accused of holding 30-year-old black Neely in a chokehold on a subway train in early May until he passed out and later died in a hospital. On Friday, Daniel P. was charged with manslaughter. He is reportedly released on bail.
“has risked his life”
According to witnesses, Neely had complained loudly about hunger and thirst before the incident on the train, but apparently did not physically attack anyone. The legal team of former Navy member Daniel P. said their client risked his life to protect other people, according to CNN.
The racism debate flared up again
The crowdfunding website with the advertising slogan “The #1 Free Christian Fundraising Site” is a platform more often used by right-wing conservatives in the US. Earlier, fundraisers were held for lawsuits surrounding the storm at the Capitol and for the defense of Kyle R. The then 17-year-old shot and killed two people in August 2020 during ‘Black Lives Matter’ protests in the US state of Wisconsin. His trial ended in an acquittal – the jury granted him self-defense.
The death of Neely, known to some on Broadway as a Michael Jackson impersonator, has sparked renewed debate about systemic racism in the United States. Observers are drawing parallels to the violent death of African-American George Floyd, who was killed by a white police officer in 2020.
Source: Krone
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