AOC on Jordan Neely’s killing and who gets to feel safe in New York.
Not everyone agreed. New York Mayor Eric Adams called her words irresponsible given the ongoing investigation into Neely’s death. “To really interfere with that is not the right thing to do,”. “I’m going to be responsible and allow them to do their job and allow them to determine exactly what happened here.” But for Ocasio-Cortez, the situation is not complicated: She says a 30-year-old was killed for the crime of being hungry and unhoused, in a city where he couldn’t access basic support.
The subway is the ultimate public space. I’ve spent countless hours on the subway. I still take it to this day. It’s a mirror to our society. When our policies drive up, you will see more homeless people on the subway. When our policies create an unsafe environment, we’re bound to feel less safe on the subway. I myself have felt unsafe on the subway. I have left train cars. I have had men follow me around. But never, ever, ever have I felt a desire to harm that person.
Let’s talk more about that. Last week you called Neely’s death a murder, and you faced some backlash from Mayor Eric Adams, who thought that kind of statement was reckless. What do you say to politicians who share this critique?
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