Outgoing Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., posted a prolonged screed directed at “White people” Tuesday within the wake of Daniel Penny’s acquittal within the dying of Jordan Neely.
On Could 1, 2023, Penny confronted Neely, a 30-year-old homeless man with schizophrenia who had an energetic arrest warrant on the time and a historical past of violence, as he was shouting dying threats on the subway. With the help of different passengers, Penny restrained Neely with a chokehold, however Neely later died.
Outraged {that a} jury discovered Penny not responsible of criminally negligent murder, Bowman took to X in his remaining days in workplace to write down a thread that started, “Dear White People.”
“I don’t know why I feel the need to keep talking to you,” the “Squad” member continued. “I don’t know why part of me still has hope for you and for us. Some of you are too far gone. But maybe enough of you aren’t and will join us in fighting to end white supremacy.”
U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) speaks throughout a rally at St. Mary’s Park on June 22, 2024 within the Bronx borough of New York Metropolis, three days earlier than New York’s main elections. (David Dee Delgado/Getty Photographs)
He continued, “I just wanna call out the hypocrisy and evil of it all and just continue to hope. I won’t rely completely on you because I know what’s most important is to work with my community and other like minded allies in the fight for justice.”
After itemizing excessive profile deaths and violence in opposition to Black folks like Rodney King, Eric Garner and George Floyd, that he had watched on video, the lawmaker added Neely whereas claiming, “He was not a threat. He was subdued. Still not a threat. Daniel Penny choked him for 6 minutes. And killed him. We all watched it on camera, and he was still acquitted.”
“I’ve left out probably another hundred instances of this trauma in my life,” Bowman wrote. “For comparison, I ask white people, how many times have you seen a white man killed in cold blood on camera on your newsfeed? How many times have you even heard about this?”
“The answer is never. You never have,” he stated, though some X customers identified the irony of the assertion with video of the homicide of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson dominating the information.
“And whenever you feel discomfort from your whiteness, Black people are harmed or killed. And there is never accountability or justice. This is the evil of white supremacy. It spans across geography and political parties and sickens us all,” he continued.
“I wish I didn’t have to live with all of this trauma deep in my bones. I wish I could just be free to be me. I marvel at the beauty and greatness of my people in spite of white supremacy. It’s extraordinary. That is what I will continue to lean on.”
“RIP Jordan Neely. The justice system failed you. Kyle Ritenhouse and Daniel Penny are free. You’re gone. We must still fight,” he concluded. The Rittenhouse taking pictures solely concerned White males.
WITNESS TO JORDAN NEELY CHOKEHOLD DEATH CALLS DANIEL PENNY A ‘HERO’
Jordan Neely, left, died after a confrontation on the subway with Daniel Penny, heart, that ended with him in a chokehold.
Social media customers expressed shock {that a} congressman would tackle any form of message solely to White folks.
Unbiased journalist Brad Polumbo reacted, “I can’t believe that this person, a member of congress, just suggested that he doesn’t know why he needs to continue to talk to an entire racial group. Tf?”
Creator Katherine Brodsky wrote, “Any post that starts with ‘dear white people’ is indicative of a malignant narcissist and racist. I’d never dream of addressing people by their skin color as if there are some sort of unified being.”
“Can we please stop making everything about race?” Sequoia Capital associate Shaun Maguire requested, to which Elon Musk responded, “Yes, please. This is gone on for too long. Enough.”
“The shameful thing is that this kind of stupid, resentful, and manipulative rhetoric ever worked. Now he is getting delivered a ratio, but a few years ago, there would be people in the comments apologizing for their privilege. Never forget—and never repeat—that madness,” the Manhattan Institute’s Christopher Rufo stated.
Novelist Kat Rosenfield wrote she was “grateful to be moving past the moment in which we all had to pretend this wasn’t a completely insane thing for an elected official to say in public; there was a lot of social pressure not to say so but in truth, I don’t think anyone ever really liked it.”
Fox Information contributor Man Benson stated Bowman’s submit was “straight up racist.”
“Thanks racist dude who lost his seat because he’s insane,” Bonchie from RedState posted.
HOUSE DEMOCRAT BECOMES 1ST ‘SQUAD’ MEMBER EVER DEFEATED IN A PRIMARY BATTLE
Rep. Bowman pulled the fireplace alarm on Sept. 30, 2023, as Republicans started voting on a stopgap invoice to avert a authorities shutdown. (U.S. Capitol Police)
Jeremy Hunt, of the Hudson Institute and Veterans on Responsibility, stated, “Dear People of NY16, Thank you for voting this delusional, race-baiting, terrorist-sympathizing, fire alarm-pulling, congressman out of office.”
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Bowman grew to become the primary member of “The Squad” to lose their main over the summer season after a collection of scandals and controversies, together with being censured for pulling a hearth alarm in a Home workplace constructing final yr throughout a vote over authorities funding and a profanity-laced rant in opposition to AIPAC.
