In Penny Verdict, a Flashpoint in the Debate Over Crime and Mental Illness

A New York jury acquitted Daniel Penny in the death of Jordan Neely. Republican politicians hailed the verdict. But some New Yorkers found it deeply disturbing.

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Daniel Penny speaks out after subway chokehold verdict: ‘I was in a very vulnerable position’

Daniel Penny, a Marine veteran at the center of a New York City subway murder trial, spoke out for the first time after a jury found him not guilty, noting that at the time of the incident he was ...
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Daniel Penny’s acquittal reveals ‘double standard’ about white vigilante crime

In longstanding pattern in the US, white killers are celebrated and Black victims denigrated, experts say. On Monday, Daniel Penny, a 26-year-old white man, was acquitted of all charges related ...
The Guardian - 1d
Daniel Penny trial spotlighted issues of homelessness, mental illness: Experts

Legal experts told ABC News they believe the Daniel Penny trial tapped into societal concerns regarding homelessness, severe mental illness, safety and race.
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Jordan Neely's family reacts to the Daniel Penny not guilty verdict

There was an audible reaction in the courtroom when the jury in Daniel Penny's trial for the chokehold death of Jordan Neely announced they found the defendant not guilty of criminally negligent ...
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'I miss my son': Jordan Neely's father, DA react to Daniel Penny verdict

The Daniel Penny jury will deliberate whether he committed criminally negligent homicide when he placed Jordan Neely in a chokehold on a subway car in May 2023.
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Sharpton: Penny verdict 'blatant legalization of civilian vigilantism'

The Rev. Al Sharpton is condemning a jury’s decision to acquit a white Marine veteran in the chokehold death of a homeless Black man on a subway train in New York City last May. Sharpton accused ...
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