Following the acquittal of veteran Daniel Penny, outgoing Congressman Jamal Bowman started a “Dear White People” thread on He said no.
“Dear white people, I don’t know why I need to keep talking to you. I don’t know why a part of me still has hope in you and us. Some of you are far gone. But maybe enough is enough.” Some of you are not and will join us in the fight to end white supremacy. ” Bowman declared in the thread’s first post.
Bowman, who was decisively defeated in the Democratic primary for New York’s 16th Congressional District earlier this year, will soon be leaving Congress as his term ends in less than a month.
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Congressman Jamal Bowman speaks at a campaign rally at St. Mary’s Park in the Bronx, New York City, June 22, 2024. (Stephen Feldman/GC Images)
“I just want to call out all the hypocrisy and evil and remain hopeful. “But I think I’m just suggesting this because I know it’s about working with allies who share the same.” Bowman wrote. “I’m 48 years old, and I’ve seen countless incidents of police brutality and murder in my life,” he declared, going on to refer to figures like Rodney King and George Floyd. Mentioned.
“Jordan Neely is the latest. He was sick. He wasn’t a threat. He was subdued. He still wasn’t a threat. Daniel Penny strangled him for six minutes and killed him. . We all saw it on camera, and he was still innocent,” the lawmaker insisted.
The lawmaker made the post after Marine Corps veteran Daniel Penny was acquitted of manslaughter charges in the death of Jordan Neely.
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Daniel Penny returns to court after a break during his trial in Manhattan Criminal Court, New York City, December 3, 2024. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
“I’ve probably missed 100 more instances of this trauma in my life. Just for comparison, I ask any white person, how many times have I seen a white man murdered in cold blood in front of the cameras on my newsfeed? ?Have you heard about this?” Bowman asked.
“The answer is never. It’s never like that. And every time you feel uncomfortable being a white person, a black person gets hurt or killed. And there’s never accountability or justice. This is why white people It is the evil of supremacy. It extends across geographies, political parties, and regions. It disgusts us all,” he declared. “I wish I didn’t have to live with this trauma deep in my bones. I wish I could be free to be who I am. Marvel at the beauty and greatness of our people despite white supremacy. That’s what I will continue to rely on. ”
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Congressman Jamal Bowman (D.Y.) stops by the Edenwald House housing project on Tuesday, June 25, 2024, in the Eastchester neighborhood of the Bronx, New York. (Bing Guan/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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Bowman retweeted the first part of his multi-post thread, “Dear White People,” and wrote, “I think you’ve hit a nerve. There must have been a lot of truth in that.” What I posted. ”
“Wow. This is so inspiring to so many people. Do you realize that you’re actually proving my point? If you’re inspired by this, black people are killing one another.” Imagine how I feel when there is no justice. You guys are so funny I can’t stand the tweets,” Bowman wrote in another post.