The death of Jordan Neely, a homeless Black man killed in a chokehold on the subway, highlights how marginalized groups are disproportionately impacted by vigilante efforts, which can manifest in violence and even death, Researchers tell ABC
Black man, was allegedly ranting and yelling on a NYC subway train when Penny, a white former Marine, put him in a chokehold. Witness accounts say Neely had not become violent and had not been threatening anyone in particular.
"There's a power imbalance that determines who's seen as upholding what's good and what's right … and who's more likely to be seen as violating social norms or doing something that's wrong?" said Regina Bateson, a political scientist and professor at the University of Ottawa, in an interview with ABC News.
"These forms of collective violence and terror -- the root of them across the board seems to be battles over access to power," Bailey said. Mark S. Brodin, a professor at Boston College Law School, said his research has caused him to analyze the invoking of self-defense in court, and who this is more likely to protect. He asks, if the perception of fear is rooted in racism, classism or some other systemic discrimination -- how should that justify self-defense measures?
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