A onetime Black Lives Matter leader called for “Black vigilantes” in the wake of the not guilty verdict Monday of Marine veteran Daniel Penny, on trial for choking to death a subway agitator in New York City in 2023.
Hawk Newsome, who co-founded BLM New York and led daily protests outside of the courthouse for the duration of the trial, reportedly shouted “it’s a small world” inside the courtroom after a jury acquitted Penny of criminally negligent homicide.
Outside the courthouse later, Newsome called for “Black vigilantes,” adding that “everybody else” has these vigilantes and “seeks justice on their own,” according to the Washington Examiner.
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