Daniel Penny, fresh from volunteering at an AIDS orphanage in sub-Saharan Africa, tugged the stethoscope he still wears in case he must medically tend to child statewide. “White or Black! I don’t see color!” he insists. He leans forward. His eyes, sparkling like a gurgling brook in the woods, gleam with passion as he tells the Post about his plan to adopt a Sudanese child soldier. “Even though they’re Black, because I don’t see color!”
My two cents. Regardless of what he says Daniel Perry should not be giving interviews before a possible trial. If he does grant an interview I don’t think there’s much else he can say. I don’t expect him to unfortunately get a fair trial in NYC.
The issue here is not whether or not Daniel Perry’s a racist or not. His trial is about whether his killing of Neely is manslaughter or justifiable self defense. I’m appalled by what he did, but I’ll leave that to the jury. The racism spills out from the right-wing politicians justifying Perry’s actions and making him a hero. They don’t have to say “All black men are scary,” because that’s the subtext that their target audience already knows. They want to make Perry a hero, because keeping us safe from “those people” is their justification for becoming our rulers.
My two cents. Regardless of what he says Daniel Perry should not be giving interviews before a possible trial. If he does grant an interview I don’t think there’s much else he can say. I don’t expect him to unfortunately get a fair trial in NYC.
The issue here is not whether or not Daniel Perry’s a racist or not. His trial is about whether his killing of Neely is manslaughter or justifiable self defense. I’m appalled by what he did, but I’ll leave that to the jury. The racism spills out from the right-wing politicians justifying Perry’s actions and making him a hero. They don’t have to say “All black men are scary,” because that’s the subtext that their target audience already knows. They want to make Perry a hero, because keeping us safe from “those people” is their justification for becoming our rulers.
Wasn’t his dad a cop. Seems relevant to the story