“This was an unarmed individual who had been on the subways many times, known by many of the regular travelers and sometimes people have an episode where they are displaying their feelings in a loud and emotional way, but it became very clear that he was not going to cause harm to these other people,” Hochul continued. She added that Neely’s death is another indication of the need to help people suffering from mental illness. “As I said, there have to be consequences and so we’ll see how this unfolds.
“I’m really pleased that the district attorney is looking into this matter,” Hochul told reporters Thursday. Kathy Hochul drew initial criticism for not taking a strong position on the case after initially suggesting Wednesday there are “consequences for behavior.” But on Thursday, she sought to clarify her remarks and called the video of the incident “horrific.”
“The police are doing their investigation, and the district attorney is doing his investigation. “All the other electeds have a role to play, and I have a role to play,” he told reporters. On Thursday, he reiterated his position to let the investigation play out. “We cannot just blatantly say what a passenger should or should not do in a situation like that,” he said. “To interfere with that is not the right thing to do.”Īdams, who was once a transit cop during his career with the NYPD, urged observers to reserve judgment until more facts in the case are known. Let’s let the DA conduct his investigation with law enforcement officials,” Adams said during an appearance on CNN. “I don’t think that’s very responsible at a time when we are still investigating the situation. But on Wednesday night, Mayor Eric Adams chided his fellow elected officials for getting ahead of the district attorney, who is looking into the incident. The former Marine has not been charged in the case. But bc Jordan was houseless and crying for food in a time when the city is raising rents and stripping services to militarize itself while many in power demonize the poor, the murderer gets protected w/ passive headlines + no charges,” she tweeted. Or where the killer is justified & cheered,” City Comptroller Brad Lander tweeted Tuesday.Ī day later, U.S. We must not become a city where a mentally ill human being can be choked to death by a vigilante without consequences. The incident has sparked growing concern throughout the week, most prominently from left-leaning New York officials.
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