Daniel Penny denies intending to choke Jordan Neely to death on NYC subway
FOX NewsJun 03, 2023
The Facts
A grand jury has voted to indict former US Marine Daniel Penny for second-degree manslaughter in the killing of Jordan Neely, the homeless man who died while being held in a chokehold by Penny in a New York City subway car on May 1.
Penny was arrested and arraigned on May 12 before being released on bail. State law requires New York District Attorney (DA) Alvin Bragg to obtain a grand jury indictment before proceeding with the case. The DA’s office says Penny will be arraigned again on June 28.
The Spin
Right narrative
Daniel Penny is being wrongfully prosecuted for exercising his right to self-defense and for trying to protect those around him, as Democrat district attorneys care more for the rights of the lawless than ordinary citizens. Jordan Neely would still be alive if failed, leftist policies did not allow him to roam free and terrorize the people of New York, given his history of violence. What happened was a tragedy but not a crime.
Left narrative
Making people uncomfortable on the subway isn't punishable by death. Poverty, mental illness, and race are too often criminalized in the US, and Penny's startling act of vigilantism is colored by America's long history of treating Black men as criminals. Neely was far from the "perfect victim," but it makes his death no less of an injustice. Neely is being smeared as a criminal when it is Penny himself who deserves that title.
