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Politicising death: the US obsession with race politics

The death of Jordan Neely, a 30-year-old homeless man, is being spun as the next George Floyd.

Neely died after he was allegedly put into a choke hold by an ex-US Marine assisted by at least two others in the New York Subway, following Neely apparently displaying unpredictable and threatening behaviour towards passengers.

According to witnesses, Neely was erratic and violent, shouting on the F-train, ‘I’ll hurt anyone on this train!’ and expressing that he was ‘ready to die’. He is also said to have thrown garbage at passengers.

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