Big breaking news today. In the trial we’ve been following very closely, Daniel Penny, the man who stepped up to protect a subway car full of passengers from a violent, drug-addled vagrant, has been found not guilty. He is a free man. Justice has prevailed.
In spite of all that was stacked against him, in a trial that never should have happened, Daniel Penny will walk free. He should be awarded the Medal of Freedom for the courage he showed on that train that day — and maybe, with Trump coming in, that may still happen — but for now he will have to settle for, if not the Medal of Freedom, than freedom itself.
Here’s Newsmax breaking the news:
BREAKING NEWS: Jury finds Daniel Penny not guilty of negligent homicide. pic.twitter.com/AhaucyvGQz
— NEWSMAX (@NEWSMAX) December 9, 2024
This is, of course, a major victory for justice, fairness, and the rule of law. But we should not…