Daniel Penny due in court in Jordan Neely's subway chokehold death

Penny was charged with criminally negligent homicide and second-degree manslaughter after Neely's death last May and pleaded not guilty.

[EricDraven-ciwi]

All charges should be dismissed. Good luck to you Mr. Daniel Penny, you were just trying to restrain Jordan Neely, not kill him. You were just trying to do the right thing.

[Theworldsboro]

With the amount of crazy people on the train and other public spaces, I’m surprised this doesn’t happen more often.

[SmallTownResident]

Criminals have more rights than law abiding citizens. Free Penny!

[repenney]

It is shocking a good Samaritan like Penny was even charged. This certainly is a window into how depraved and uncaring New York City has become. Very distressing! (Decent folk are becoming an endangered species.)

[sayulitalyfe]

Never going to help anyone ever again.
You get in car wreck sry.
Your kid is getting beat up, kidnapped, bullied, sry
You house being robbed, sry.
Your screaming for help, sry
Not getting arrested or sued for any of you.
That's the society you want enjoy.... just know you made it this way.

[BlueDude-cfmk]

Daniel didn't mean to kill that man. He was stopping a threat. The courts should take it easy on him. People calling him a murderer are just as nuts as the dude on the train. Maybe that's why they relate to him so much. They are loonies too.

[tasjan]

Daniel Penny did the right thing protecting the innocent people from that career criminal who had over 40 charges, Neely should have been in prison and those that defend that lunatic are sicko's.

[seanl]

This country is going to the dogs literally. Why even be a soldier and fight? The justice system is unjust and corrupt. Why would any morally decent judge hear this?

[markmilitant]

That’s crazy Jordan Williams did the same exact thing and he walked freely because he’s BLACK!

[mikeclemets]

Dude probably gonna get probation or assault charges

[jayfray]

Y'all should get to know the facts before jumping to conclusions.

[BigDogRidgeback]

So he wanted to be the hero of the day.

[CFAPA]

He knew what he was doing, there was no need to execute that young man

[waterflow]

That was intentional. Penny didnt stop once he got him down and controlled. He willfully continued to choke him, thats manslaughter. He should be charged

[JM-wngr]

Hopefully the judge is not crooked as it seems to be the case in New York City all the time

[GloryWhole-O]

Daniel is betrayed by his own race! Wtf!!! Where are all veterans!??

[borregoayudando]

good luck & god speed, sarn't

[leedutch]

I hope Daniel penny is set free he did nothing wrong

[Gunther-mtbk]

Marine vet marine vet marine vet. …………….
Marine? Yes Vet?………….
But every report on him
Marine Vet keeps getting repeated.
Not suspect
Not alleged murderer
No mention of anything else about him or his family that might be disparaging.

[ericbee]

Ok, let's use common sense and not emotions. Emotional disturbed people on the train all the time and some are threatening. The threatening people need to be dealt with. Penny stepped in and stopped the situation from escalating. So far, so good, but the applications of a choke hold beyond consciences, and going limp by a trained military person was beyond what was needed. After Neely is going limp, Penny should have checked if he was breathing since he knew he was not moving and was not intending to commit murder. Mistakes were made he by appearances and did not intend to murder the victim Neely. Punishment, yes, no medal because he didn't use his training correctly to protect everyone even Neely who was having a mental episode which we all have had episodes at one time or another or course not not in the situation (well maybe some of us). So the intent to kill doesn't make sense, but to say he his innocent doesn't make sense either. In life, we need to use our heads, not emotions, especially not someone trained. Boxers and MMA fighters are lethal weapons and can go around knocking out random people without consequences. Penny needs consequences but not intent to murder. We need to unite under common sense instead of emotions, racial bias, and think as a human being, and what if it was your son either of them and how they acted responsibly or not.