The acquittal of Daniel Penny disturbed the ivory tower virtue of the PBS News Hour on Monday evening. Penny, who intervened on a New York City subway in the summer of 2023 when violent homeless addict Jordan Neely threatened to kill other passengers, had been put on trial for his civic heroism by an otherwise soft-on-crime Manhattan prosecutor.
PBS reporter Stephanie Sy sounded suspect of the jury’s verdict (woke Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s racial and political machinations were naturally ignored.)
Co-anchor Amna Nawaz had quite the reaction, especially after a jury verdict which vindicated Penny’s heroic actions.
Amna Nawaz: The death, which took place on a subway car last spring, has provoked intense reactions. Some are painting Penny as a savior who protected people. Others see him as a reckless vigilante who went too far. Stephanie…
