This whole incident is very unfortunate, but it seems what happened was caused by Mr. Han being drunk and harassing Mr. Davis in the first place thus influencing the jury’s decision to acquit him:
Naeem Davis, right, was acquitted of murder
A man accused of pushing a stranger to his death by shoving him on to the tracksof a subway has been acquitted of murder.
Naeem Davis, 34, was cleared on Monday of murdering Ki-Suck Han, 58, after he shoved him on to the tracks at the 49th Street station near Times Square in New York on December 3, 2012.
Mr Davis said he was defending himself when he pushed Mr Han off the platform. At least a minute passed before a train pulled into the platform and it Mr Han, killing him.
The scene was captured by a photographer for the New York Post, who controversially put a picture showing Mr Han on the tracks, seconds before his death, on its front page.
Mr Davis said that Mr Han, who was drunk at the time, had picked a fight with him after the pair bumped into each other accidentally near the subway turnstiles.
A court heard that Mr Han then followed Mr Davis down to the platform, shouting obscenities at him – including death threats – and grabbing his shoulder.
Mr Davis said Mr Han shouted at him, ’I’ll kill you!’, and that he was slurring his words and staggering. [Yahoo News]
You can read the rest at the link, but Mr. Davis spent four and half years in jail before being acquitted of the crime.
If you can’t make bail, what can you do? It’s a flaw in the system. Not sure if he earns credit while inside, but I’ve known some folks who pay down their fines on a set dollar amount per day. Lets say you are sentenced to 5 years/$50,000, you “earn” so much per day to pay down the 50K. Usually the fine is paid off or nearly paid off by the time you make parole.
Tbonetylr
7 years ago
Although it took forever to reach the decision (5 years, really?) , this is one of the few times a man of color has got some justice.
4.5 years awaiting trial? What the hell?
If you can’t make bail, what can you do? It’s a flaw in the system. Not sure if he earns credit while inside, but I’ve known some folks who pay down their fines on a set dollar amount per day. Lets say you are sentenced to 5 years/$50,000, you “earn” so much per day to pay down the 50K. Usually the fine is paid off or nearly paid off by the time you make parole.
Although it took forever to reach the decision (5 years, really?) , this is one of the few times a man of color has got some justice.