It’s the System’s Fault

Jordan Neely and the Impossibility of Perfection

Earlier this month, Jordan Neely, a “a beloved Black homeless street performer” and/or a troubled man with a history of violent assaults, drug use, and mental illness, was choked to death on a NY subway by people who saw him as an immediate threat to his fellow passengers.  Almost immediately, the analysis of the situation broke down by political affili…