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2023-05-08 11:52:06 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: C63841E8BF9E2E39937802609377E15EC99080EC4186370C1C1269752D00AC94
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According to witnesses, Neely was throwing things, threatening to harm other riders & yelling “that he would hurt anyone on the train.” https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ny-possible-charges-marine-michael-jackson-impersonator-jordan-neely-20230504-plaznkv5pjbuxaqdu2tlxpieqq-story.html https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/nyc-subway-chokehold-death-ruled-a-homicide-as-groups-demand-justice/4301660/ NY state law, states that the “use of physical force upon another person in self-defense or defense of a 3rd person” is “not criminal”. https://ypdcrime.com/penal.law/article35.php
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