Jordan Neely was only 30 years old. He was homeless, black, suffered from mental illness. And he was hungry. We know he was hungry because he told us he was.
I can't believe no one on that subway had a piece of candy, a granola bar, a banana, or even a roll of Lifesavers to offer Jordan. He was hungry. Did anyone offer him food?
What they did offer was their muscle. Three men. Two white and one black. One of the men put him in a chokehold while the other two men held him down and kept him in that chokehold. They did this until he stopped moving and stopped living.
Now the media is describing Jordan as "disturbed", "homeless", "erratic", saying he "yelled" and "threw garbage at commuters". And while I understand commuters were probably frightened by his behavior, all these descriptions point to a man who needed help.
A civilized society would have done something - despite being afraid of Jordan's behavior - to help him.
Jordan Neely did not deserve to die such an untimely and undignified death.
He just needed some help.
Source: aol news story
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