“Dear White People:” After Penny’s acquittal, squad members launch tirade about “the evil of white supremacy”
Outgoing New York Rep. Jamal Bowman went on a tirade against “white people” after Daniel Penny was acquitted in Jordan Neely’s death on Tuesday.
On May 1, 2023, Penny was confronted on the subway by Neely, a 30-year-old homeless man with schizophrenia who had an active arrest warrant and a history of violence. Are shouting death threats on the subway. With the help of other passengers, Penny choked Neely, who died.
Bowman, furious that the jury found Penny not guilty of criminally negligent homicide, wrote a post to X in the final days of his term that began, “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 in my heart I still have hope for you and for us. Some of you have come too far. But maybe enough of you haven’t and will join us in the fight to end white supremacy. “
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U.S. Rep. Jamal Bowman (D-NY) speaks at a rally in St. Mary’s Park in the Bronx, New York City, June 22, 2024, three days before the New York City primary election. (David Di Delgado/Getty Images)
He continued, “I just want to expose the hypocrisy and evil of it all and keep hoping. I won’t rely entirely on you because I know the most important thing is to fight alongside my community and other like-minded allies. For justice.”
After listing the high-profile deaths and violence against black people such as Rodney King, Eric Garner and George Floyd that he had seen on film, the congressman added that Neely claimed, “He Not a threat.
“I may have missed a hundred more instances of such trauma in my life,” Bowman wrote. “For comparison, I ask white people, how many times have you seen a white person being killed in cold blood on your news feed? How many times have you heard about this?”
“The answer is never. You never would,” he said, even as some X users pointed out the irony of the statement as video of the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson dominated the news.
“Every time you feel uncomfortable because of your whiteness, black people are hurt or killed. And there is never accountability or justice. This is the evil of white supremacy. It cuts across geographies and political parties and makes us all sick,” he continued.
“I wish I didn’t have to live with these wounds that cut deep into my bones. I wish I could be free to be who I am. I stand in awe of the beauty and greatness of my people despite white supremacy. It’s so extraordinary .
“RIP Jordan Neely. The justice system failed you. Kyle Rittenhouse and Daniel Penney are free. You are gone. We still have to fight,” he concluded. The Rittenhouse shooting only involved white people.
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Jordan Neely (left) got into a fight with Daniel Penney (centre) on the subway and was choked to death.
Social media users expressed shock that members of Congress would send any message to only white people.
Independent journalist Brad Polumbo responded: “I can’t believe this man, a member of Congress, said he didn’t know why he needed to continue talking to an entire racial group. Tf?”
Author Kathryn Brodsky wrote: “Any post that begins with ‘Dear White People’ is indicative of a malignant narcissist and a racist. I would never dream of calling people by their skin color as if they have Like some kind of unified existence.
“Can we stop talking about everything about race?” asked Sequoia Capital partner Sean Maguire, to which Elon Musk responded: “Yes, please. This has gone on for too long. Enough is enough. ”
“Shame on you, this stupid, resentful and manipulative rhetoric used to work. Now he’s getting a ratio, but a few years ago there would have been people in the comments apologizing for their privilege. Never forget – never repeat it — kind of crazy,” said Christopher Ruffo of the Manhattan Institute.
Novelist Kat Rosenfield wrote that she was “glad to be able to get through a moment in which we all have to pretend that this isn’t a completely crazy thing for an elected official to do thing; there’s a lot of social pressure on us not to say that, but the truth is, I don’t think anyone really likes it.
Fox News contributor Guy Benson said Bowman’s post was “completely racist.”
RedState’s Bonchie tweeted: “Thanks to the racists who lost their seats because they were crazy.”
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On September 30, 2023, as Republicans began voting on a stopgap bill to avert a government shutdown, Rep. Bowman sounded the fire alarm. (U.S. Capitol Police)
Jeremy Hunter of the Hudson Institute and Veterans on Duty said, “Dear people of New York 16, thank you for voting to remove this paranoid, race-baiting, terrorist-sympathizing, fire-alarm congressman from office. “
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Bowman became the first member of the “Squad” to lose a primary this summer after a series of scandals and controversies, including last year for sounding a fire alarm and swearing in a House office building during a vote on government funding. condemned.
