The cases of Daniel Penny and Luigi Mangione are not the same, and neither deserves to be equated to the other.
Daniel Penny is a Marine who defended a subway car full of people from a violent unstable homeless man flailing around, screaming that he would kill everyone and didn’t care if he went to jail.
Luigi Mangione, who appears to have gone through a complete mental breakdown after being laid off, after an unsuccessful back surgery following a surfing incident, and prolonged psychedelic use, allegedly murdered Brian Thompson, the CEO of United Healthcare, after writing an anti-capitalist manifesto of perceived wrongs.
Daniel Penny was acquitted after being charged with homicide for restraining a violent man. The jury ruled that Penny did not attempt to ruthlessly murder some random black man as the prosecution claimed. He is a hero for defending those around him…
