Check out the headline and lead sentence of the front-page story on the Daniel Perry acquittal in Tuesday’s New York Times, “Jury Acquits Man Who Was Choking Rider On Subway Cleared of Homicide — Split Reaction in a Case Reflecting Tensions in New York City,” by Hurubie Meko and Anusha Bayya.
Yes, a man just randomly choked an innocent subway “rider” in New York City — not a loud, threatening disruptor with a long criminal record who posed a potentially deadly threat to other passengers.
The lead was no better. Again what a bizarre way to describe Daniel Penny’s brave subduing of Jordan Neely.
Daniel Penny, a former Marine who choked a fellow subway rider on an uptown F train last year, was acquitted on a charge of criminally negligent homicide on Monday, ending a case that had come to exemplify New York City’s post-pandemic struggles.
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