Pastor and Project H.O.O.D. founder Corey Brooks calls out how Democratic policies failed Jordan Neely prior to his passing.
It's fair to say that New York City resident Jordan Neely was born unlucky. Neely was living on the streets when he died. As Fox News has reported, he "had with a lengthy criminal history and shouted death threats in a subway car before he was subdued and choked out."
When he was just 14 years old, Neely's mother was murdered by her abusive boyfriend. The murderer left her body in a suitcase on the side of New York City's Henry Hudson Parkway. Young Neely had to testify in court on his mother’s behalf. Imagine how that traumatizes the young mind. Then he was immediately placed into foster care as an orphan.
One is lucky to find love or human compassion within the foster care system and it is likely that Neely did not. Despite possessing enough talent to impersonate Michael Jackson on subway platforms throughout New York City, Neely struggled with homelessness, drug abuse, and mental health issues, including depression and schizophrenia. He was also arrested 42 times for petty larceny, jumping subway........