"Like so many New Yorkers, I was appalled by the senseless murder of Mr. Jordan Neely. As I understand it, this was not the first time that Mr. Neely was at this station and in distress, yet emergency services had repeatedly failed to truly help him. Regardless, no person deserves to have their life taken away. What Mr. Neely needed was care, not punishment.
His murderer must be held accountable.
We cannot ignore that poverty drastically exacerbates the health struggles that any New Yorker is facing. In the moments leading up to this horrific murder, Mr. Neely was crying out for the basic necessities that every New Yorker deserves: housing and food. I beg both my colleagues and the public to stop justifying someone taking unmeasured, violent actions against another.
This murder did not make anyone safer. Violence never does."
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