Democrat Rep Bowman Responds to Penny Acquittal by Calling on Leftists to ‘Join Us in Fighting to End White Supremacy’
Outgoing radical Democrat Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) has argued that hero Marine veteran Daniel Penny’s acquittal was the result of “white supremacy.”
Bowman took to X to post a lengthy statement directed at “white people” in the wake of Penny’s not-guilty verdict.
As Slay News reported, Penny was acquitted by the jury in a unanimous verdict at the end of his trial over the death of Jordan Neely.
On May 1, 2023, Penny confronted Neely as he was yelling death threats at passengers on the New York City subway.
Neely was a 30-year-old homeless man with schizophrenia who had an active arrest warrant at the time and a history of violence.
With the assistance of other passengers, Penny restrained Neely with a chokehold, but Neely later died.
Witnesses testified that Penny had protected them from Neely who had made them fear for their safety.
The court heard evidence that a number of factors had led to Neely’s death, such as the drugs in his system, sickle cell, his physical condition, and the struggle during the confrontation.
However, the defense’s expert witness told the court that the chokehold did not kill Neely.
Outraged that a jury found Penny not guilty of criminally negligent homicide, Bowman took to X in his final days in office to write a thread that began, “Dear White People.”
“I don’t know why I feel the need to keep talking to you,” the far-left “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.”
“I just wanna call out the hypocrisy and evil of it all and just continue to hope,” the ousted congressman continued.
“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 listing high-profile deaths and violence against black people like Rodney King, Eric Garner, and George Floyd, that he had watched on video, the lawmaker added Neely.
“He was not a threat,” Bowman falsely claimed.
“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 said.
However, some X users pointed out the irony of the statement with a video of the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson dominating the news.
“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,” he continued.
“It spans across geography and political parties and sickens us all.
“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 Rittenhouse and Daniel Penny are free.
“You’re gone. We must still fight,” he concluded.
The Rittenhouse self-defense shooting only involved white men.
Social media users expressed shock that a congressman would address any kind of message only to white people.
In response to Bowman’s post. independent journalist Brad Polumbo said:
“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?”
Author 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 partner Shaun Maguire asked.
X boss Elon Musk responded to Maguire’s post, saying:
“Yes, please. This is gone on for too long. Enough.”
The Manhattan Institute’s Christopher Rufo said:
“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.”
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 News contributor Guy Benson said Bowman’s statement was “straight-up racist.”
“Thanks racist dude who lost his seat because he’s insane,” Bonchie from RedState posted.
Jeremy Hunt, of the Hudson Institute and Veterans on Duty, said:
“Dear People of NY16, Thank you for voting this delusional, race-baiting, terrorist-sympathizing, fire alarm-pulling, congressman out of office.”
Bowman became the first member of “The Squad” to lose their primary over the summer.
His primary defeat came after a series of scandals and controversies.
His most prominent scandals included being censured for pulling a fire alarm in a House office building last year during a vote over government funding and a profanity-laced rant against AIPAC.
