Daniel Penny is the young man, an ex-marine with no criminal record of any kind, held down jordan neely – a career criminal with 42 arrests, four for of them for assault – who was loudly and credibly threatening people on a subway train. It turned out that neely was loaded on drugs and the hold which Perry (along with one or two others) held down and subdued, wound up dying.
Interviews with people on the train make it clear they were thankful that Penny acted as he did. But alvin bragg, the reprehensible excuse for a District Attorney of Manhattan has decided that Penny should be tried for murder. And he, along with his equally disgusting lapdog Assistant District Attorney, dafna yoran and their “I’m with you boss” presiding judge Maxwell Wiley, are going about 50 extra miles to make sure he is convicted – even though a jury disagrees.
Want more specifics? Here is a very complete, on-target accounting of this sick farce from “Bonchie”, writing for redstate.com:
It was a dramatic day in New York City on Friday as the jury in the Daniel Penny case came back deadlocked multiple times. While that would normally lead to a mistrial and Penny going free, the judge in the case decided to set what appears to be a new precedent, and it’s rightfully leading to outrage.
As RedState reported, at the prosecution’s request, count one (second-degree manslaughter) was dismissed, with the judge ordering the jury to be sent back to deliberate on count two (negligent homicide).
Yes, that is a judge saying he will “take a chance” with having no precedent (with a man’s life hanging in the balance) in what appears to be an attempt to coerce a guilty verdict out of the jury. For context, the original jury instructions stated that they must reach a verdict on count one before they can deliberate on count two. A dismissal is not an acquittal, something that the prosecution openly stated.
In other words, this appears to be an end-run around the law by redefining terms, something New York City judges are no stranger to. Remember, this is all happening in Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg’s jurisdiction.
Bottom line? They’re out to get this young man. Any way they can, regardless of the law or precedent or any sense of justice or decency. Very much like bragg’s insane obsessive legal vendetta against Donald Trump.
Is it because Penny is White and jordan neely was Black? There is no way to prove this but, the way bragg and his people operate, it wouldn’t surprise me a bit.
Speaking as someone who comes into New York City with my wife and rides the subways, I have to say this is an issue of major concern for me.
But the people have spoken. They elected alvin bragg the Manhattan DA – with 84% of the vote. In fairness, that was 2021, and the voters didn’t know what a disaster he would be.
But they do now. According to Wikipedia:
On January 4, 2022, after three days in office, he announced that his office would no longer prosecute low-level offenses such as fare evasion, resisting arrest, prostitution, and cannabis-related misdemeanors unless accompanied by a felony charge. He also decided to seek lesser charges for burglaries and store robberies where the offender “displays a dangerous instrument but does not create a genuine risk of physical harm”.
Bragg is up for re-election next year. If Manhattan voters like what they’ve got, he’ll be re-elected…and I would bet body parts that is exactly what will happen.
I can only hope Daniel Penny is not in jail at the time.
