Comments by "girl from the bronx by way of el barrio" (@girlfromthebronxbywayofelb7288) on "Forbes Breaking News" channel.

It might be difficult to find NYrs who haven't been defrauded by this con artist. 🗽⚖️🗽
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Neely's mother was murdered at age 13, and he survived the foster care system as well. What if the city had a functioning foster care system, an exit system for those aging out of the foster care system, and actual functioning mental health services. Hey, Mayor Adams what are you doing about that? Besides helping your fabulously wealthy real estate benefactors continue to warehouse empty housing units and store fronts to keep the rental prices artificially high? Any real plans for real affordable housing, Mayor Adams? I voted for you, Adams, now I cannot wait to vote you out.
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NYers are accustomed to living with 8million people daily. Yes, we have seen angry people on the subway, even someone who is yelling. If that scares you to the point of murder, wow. When things get weird, in other words it's not just someone screaming because they are late for work, NYers move to another subway car. Not unusual for commuters to do this just to get a better seat or because someone smells bad. The Marine has no excuse for not knowing this because as a Long Island resident, I'm sure he has done this on the LIRR. Not killing someone with your bare hands because he scared you, moving to another car. Then you are distanced from potential danger, and you call 911, contact the conductor, and the transit police will meet the train in the next station. You can even get off the train and catch the next train that is coming in approximately 5 minutes. Often, once the car is empty, the guy will yell it out by himself and start to calm down while he slumps into an empty seat. This Marine killed a dehydrated hungry man in the middle of an episode because he got scared? Not because he was attacked, because he came at Neely from behind and applied the chokehold immediately. Neely touched no one that day, he was yelling and screaming and he probably looked scary. NYC doesn't applaud vigilantes.
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Btw video towards the end of the attack shows a passenger yelling at Penny, "You're killing him. You're going to catch a murder charge." But Penny continues the hold although Neely is flailing and clearly in extreme distress.
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I guess I should be glad this guy "jony" knows nothing about the justice system. Each assault incident is evaluated on its own merits. If Neely did other things on other days, and I'm sure he did, those cases were already adjudicated. A judge gets to decide if evidence from prior cases gets admitted in a new incident. The Marine who is playing judge and executioner does not have that right, and he did not have that knowledge unless he has superman style ESP. Verbal harassment is not physical assault. On this day, Neely was hungry and thirsty and yelling about it. Neely never touched Penny, he didn't touch anyone that day. If Penny had used his brains, and the leadership skills the Marine corps taught him, he would have moved to another car, suggested that all the passengers move to another car (a 5 minute strategy super easy to accomplish) then called 911 and contacted the conductor. If Neely had an outstanding warrant, great! The transit cops would have been glad to see Mr Neely when they met the train in the next station. No hand to hand combat, just using your brains.
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Exactly, many people had already done the right thing and called 911. That's why transit police respond. That's why some videos show police in the car already there trying to give assistance to Neely, but it was already too late. Help was already on the way. The Marine needed to calm down and think it through. He was supposed to move to another subway car, separate from potential danger, contact the conductor, help other passengers get distance by moving to another car. Kill the man with his bare hands? Nope.
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There is also video showing another passenger yelling, "You're killing him. You're going to catch a murder charge.". But Penny maintained the hold, even though Neely is clearly flailing and in distress. Btw, this video is probably towards the end of the attack and the car seems quite empty. So I feel certain most of the passengers had exited to adjoining subway cars. It's a non violent strategy that works, it can be accomplished in minutes, and then the guy is yelling by himself in an empty car. NYers employ this strategy routinely, even just when someone smells bad. But the Marine needed to choke him instead? Really? Who was he defending again?
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NYC doesn't applaud vigilantes. A bit of history: Bernie Goetz served time in jail. In NYC you are expected to use your brains. If someone is yelling, you move to another subway car, call 911 and contact the conductor. Transit police will meet the train at the next station. You don't kill someone with your bare hands. This Marine didn't think it through. If you're scare, move to a safer location, like the next subway car. You don't kill someone because they scare you. You also cannot kill someone for something they did months prior, something that this Marine would not have known prior to getting into that subway car that day. The Marine killed someone with his bare hands without using his brains, and I'm glad he won't be riding my subways for a while, hopefully never. Next time, he should take a taxi.
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Are Confederate soldiers buried at Arlington? Arlington cemetery has a particular role to play to honor military. The honor part is why the statue has to go. The Confederacy needs to be understood so that it doesn't happen again. The Confederacy is not deserving of honor.
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@thehater6189 Working at the United Nations must be the most thankless job in the world these days. No one wants to listen at all. This was an organization formed with such high hopes after World War Two. What would Eleanor Roosevelt say if she could speak to us today? Do better, world. 🌎
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@shelbyowens4763 This is a bench trial not a jury trial. Are you following this story ?
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This grifter profited from tax abatement programs meant to encourage building during NYCs hardest times in the 80s. Even Mayor Koch had noticed that he was taking advantage of NYC taxpayers since those programs were intended to help neighborhoods that were experiencing building abandonment like the South Bronx. He used some of those funds to renovate a hotel in midtown. A neighbor was hired to provide entertainment at some event that he sponsored and never got paid. This con artist never had any shame about taking advantage of NYC. Good riddance to bad rubbish.
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@TheReapersSon I actually never had any beef with DeBlasio. Two words: rent freeze. A huge direct impact on the monthly budget of every renter in NYC. No other mayor ever did something so simple and hugely helpful like that. The real estate people hated him for it, then he did it again for a second year. I thought that was very brave. Unfortunately, DeBlasio was not able to deliver on truly affordable housing. These zoning committees all across the city didn't work, in many ways made things worse. But Adams doesn't even want to try. From some history I have read, I think we need Fiorello LaGuardia? I think he was the last mayor to just scream at NYC landlords until they listened. A true son of immigrants, fought tirelessly for NYC. Adams, a bitter disappointment. Imagine if Neely had a small studio that he could afford on a working class salary? Even a room with a microwave and a mini fridge? That used to exist in NYC. Maybe 20/30 years ago, before Bloomberg I guess. It's not impossible. Do you know that when Gene Kelly was on Broadway, he was living in a hotel room? When he got his big break in "Pal Joey" he moved to a hotel room that included a private bath. True story. (I like reading history) The real estate industry is killing NYC.
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A society of laws doesn't recognize "street justice". Street justice gets you jail time. Be careful what you wish for.
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The legal team of the pumpkin headed grifter themselves messed up by not requesting a jury trial within the necessary time frame. Since this con artist has a bad reputation with reputable lawyers, he uses these incompetent lawyers who don't conduct business correctly. No conspiracy theory, just the stupidity of a con artist and his legal minions. 🗽
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Wow, you should really speak to your pastor again. I think you misheard some of his homilies.
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@mattbosley3531 🗽💙🌊🗽
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Any seminary that would give you credentials as a pastor....wow....I just can't anymore..... Claiming that God connects to that orange grifter in anyway is blasphemy. Period. Get help.
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Wow, people making stuff up. NYPD contract was just resolved with NYC. They did quite well. Defund what? The case with the bodega owner was resolved in a satisfactory manner. Pay attention, use more reliable news sources.
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I'm so sorry that people who have the capacity to be calm, maybe thoughtful, even try to be kind if possible.... Why does that make you so angry? You might want to speak to your pastor about that. I'm glad I don't live where you live. Imagine if you make the phone call to 911 thoughtfully. "This guy looks like he's having an episode. Could you respond with an outreach team.". We have that in NYC. Those folks often have sandwiches and water. That Marine might have been able to get him some real help just by taking a deep breath and using his phone.
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@ViralSpeedy 🦋🗽🌆⚖️🗽🦋
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Jony jony please stop. You know you are making stuff up. Crime rates have been coming down from the pandemic surge, and NYPD has been getting guns off the street at a good clip. Before the pandemic, NYC was enjoying historically low crime rates. Gun control got us there. Gun control works. Is that why you are angry? Are you a gun vendor? I don't expect to hear any more from you, Jony. Calm down, take a deep breath, take several deep breaths. It's just a ride on the subway, it's not a test of your manhood. But in NYC, you are expected to control yourself, to pay attention, to use your brains, and to live together with other people. Otherwise, you might get charged, or you might get confused for an insane criminal acting out in public. I don't expect to hear more from you. Be nice.
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NYPD does protect and serve. They do mess up sometimes, but they have never said that they don't need to do that job. I'm not sure what nonsense your small town police dept is trying to get away with, but police are paid to protect and serve. As for SCOTUS, they already tried to swat away a 100+ year gun control law in NYS with the Breun case. Please read the opinion, because Breun continues to allow for gun regulations, and NYS has already rewritten their gun control laws to comply with Breun. NYC and NYS are strict gun control environments. Please don't take advice from people who don't know what they are talking about, because that can get you jail time. Highest gun death rates: Mississippi, Louisiana, New Mexico, Alabama, Wyoming. Lowest gun death rates: Massachusetts, Hawaii, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island. Gun control works.
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This case received a summary judgement, because the strength of the evidence in the documents was already so strong that verbal arguments were deemed unnecessary. The paper did all the talking. You know, documents, evidence, not social media spin. So, yes, the pumpkin headed grifter has already lost this case. Maybe he should not have dedicated so many years of his life to fraud. Fraud is a crime, and documents expose fraud. These proceedings are intended to help the judge determine the financial penalty the con artist should pay. Anyone who is surprised by this hasn't been paying attention for several weeks.
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I wish the ghost of Eleanor Roosevelt could visit this assembly and scold the entire world at the way that they ignore the United Nations and imperil the world with their violent stubbornness. 🗽🌎🗽
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Future military recruits who worship the Confederacy? No thanks. Knowing the history of the Confederacy, understanding where the poison came from, absolutely. Don't need a statue for that. If you want to raise private money and build a Confederate museum, the statue can go there. 🗽
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Because NYS likely lost tax revenues from the grifter's creative bookkeeping, yes, NYS was harmed. Please remember,the elderly CFO already served time in Rikers Island in connection with fraud at this "family" company. All trump charities have already been closed due to rampant fraud. In addition, prosecuting business fraud is the duty of NYS, of any state, to protect the residents of that state from people who would cheat their residents with dangerous business. practices. If you do business in NYS, or run a charity in NYS, you have to be honest in your representations. Period. Vote carefully everyone. 💙
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@kidfunkyfri3308 Nope, NYers have known trump to be a con artist for almost 50 years. In the 1970s, he took advantage of NYC because we were in bankruptcy and it was hard to fight off his nonsense. Then he was broke and basically just a character in a TV show that people laughed at. NYC loves this grifter?? Not sure who told you that.🗽
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@rothaga5495 Neely did not have a weapon. They had him down on the ground and had hands all over him. If he had a weapon, they would have felt it.
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@BrandonMalveaux-v7v A bit of history: Bernie Goetz served time in jail. NYC doesn't applaud vigilantes. If you are scared of the subway, take a cab. Really. If someone is yelling on the subway, first you pay attention. Is it a happy high school student who just got out of school? Is someone late for work? Oh, no, this guy sounds extra weird. Let me move to the next subway car. Okay, most everyone else figure it out too, and they exited the car too. Now the guy is in the empty car by himself yelling it out, maybe slumped in a seat calming down a bit. Meanwhile, you can now contact the conductor and call 911, and you are feeling calmer too. See how that works when you use your brains?? When you are on a subway, pay attention. Helps keep your pocket from getting picked, helps you to react to a weird situation that could get dangerous. You move away, contact the conductor, contact transit police and they meet the train in the next station. Kill someone with your bare hands because their yelling scared you? Really? That is not what NYers do, not what Marines are trained to do. I feel confident about that.
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Biruss:. Btw where is your father? Didn't he teach you kindness? Humanity? That no one in a society of laws is judge, jury and executioner? Neely survived the murder of his mother at age 13, and the foster care system. Have you not been paying attention? Those details have been shared several times in a week's worth of coverage regarding Mr. Neely. Don't use bright shiny objects and distractions. A man died here, and that is a tragic situation that could have been prevented if people will work together to solve this problem. Your distractions ARE the problem. Shame on you.
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Again, let's be clear NYS is not a "stand your ground" state. Why? Because NYS is smart enough to know that "stand your ground" is a dangerous policy. Remember the young woman who was just shot for turning her car around? Chokeholds are also dangerous and deadly; chokeholds are no longer permitted. If you want to play "stand your ground" games in NYS, you will spend time in jail. It's a ride on the subway, not a test of your manhood. The best crime prevention tool is your brain. Ask any cop about that. Use your brains.
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Okay, everyone, "biruss" is now an expert on the NYC rental market and rent control. Wow. First of all, rent control ended in 1975. Rent stabilization guidelines are quite different. There are numerous empty units in NYC, because owners warehouse them in the hopes of holding out for higher rents or sale prices. Pay attention.
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@aguy6321 Marines are not trained just to be killers. Yes, marines know how to kill someone when they must, and that's why Mr Penny knew the lethal risk of the chokehold he applied. But this dehydrated hungry man in the middle of a mental episode was not his enemy that day. He was yelling. Now this Marine has to explain himself to a judge.
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This was a day when this Marine did not need to risk his life, or take another life. This is a day when he needed to follow his fellow NYers as they exited the car to adjoining subway cars. There are two unlocked doors at each end of every subway car just for this purpose. Now you are removed from the potential danger, you contact the conductor, you call 911. You continue to pay attention and let transit police take him off the train at the next stop. The F train is a local train, so the next station is approximately 5 minutes away. It is quite possible that he got lost in "the fog of war" or PTSD, so perhaps we need to examine the Marine's state of mind before labeling him automatically a hero. Some calm leadership was needed that day, like the other NYers who exited the car, not killing someone with your bare hands.
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