Daniel Penny’s attackers couldn’t be bothered to notice Corde Scott’s death because it didn’t fit their racial narrative.
The May 1 death of Jordan Neely, who menaced subway riders before being put in a chokehold by former Marine Daniel Penny, invites many comparisons. Mr. Penny has been likened to Bernie Goetz, who shot four black teenagers on the subway in 1984. Mr. Penny has also been compared to Edward Hilbert, who used a fatal chokehold on a repeat violent offender threatening a woman on a San Diego bus in 2021. And, of course, George Floyd’s death under the knee of Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin looms large.
But there’s a more instructive comparison: the Jan. 23 chokehold death in New York of Corde Scott, 15. Corde was allegedly killed by his stepfather, Tyresse Minter, after an argument. The teen, who had been bullied at school, had no record of violence; Mr. Minter had been released from state prison a month earlier. A persistent violent felon, his two previous convictions for a felony robbery and an assault included shooting a fleeing victim three times in the back. While incarcerated, he was disciplined for violent conduct, possessing a weapon and providing false information. And in an unrelated Family Court case, Mr. Minter was ordered to take parenting and anger management classes.
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Hannah Meyers is director of the policing and public safety initiative at the Manhattan Institute.
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