NY Post readers discuss Daniel Penny being found “not guilty” by a Manhattan jury in the 2023 death of Jordan Neely.
The Issue: Daniel Penny being found “not guilty” by a Manhattan jury in the 2023 death of Jordan Neely.
Justice prevailed in the case of ex-Marine Daniel Penny, when he was acquitted of criminally negligent homicide (“The truth sets Penny free,” Dec. 10).
When someone comes on a train and starts screaming, “Someone is going to die today,” what goes through your mind?
These were the words Jordan Neely reportedly screamed.
First of all, you’re underground, in a tunnel, in a subway car.
There is no place to go.
If it wasn’t for the quick response of Daniel Penny, who knows what Jordan Neely might have done.
Penny risked his own life to prevent any harm to fellow New Yorkers.
Rob Johann
Queens
What gets me is that this matter actually became a criminal case.
Because I did not think it had the legal basis to merit a trial.
As in — what charges are you going to bring against Penny?
Well, we saw what charges were brought, and we saw the result of acquittal.
There’s a part of me that is glad this went to trial because it demonstrated that Penny’s actions were reasonable in the face of what happened on a subway full of defenseless passengers.
Arthur Saginian
Santa Clarita, Calif.
Thank god reasonable people have finally done the right thing.
