Progressive Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) said in response to Daniel Penny's acquittal in the strangulation death of Jordan Neely, New York City subway riders should not be allowed to use Daniel Penny. It sparked a swift backlash from straphangers, who said people should be scared of Penny and accused the left-handed congressman of being “a”. It's delusional. ”
Penny, 26, was acquitted on all charges by a Manhattan jury on Monday following a high-profile trial last year over a fatal crash that was caught on camera with a troubled homeless man on the F train in Uptown. I received it.
In an earlier video that went viral on X after the acquittal, Ocasio-Cortez said that Penny's apparent lack of remorse could lead him to an even more violent incident on the train. He said that he meant that.
“If we don't want violence on the subway, and the whole point of our justice system is a level of accountability to stop people who have no qualms about taking the lives of others. ” said the progressive. According to a clip posted on social media Following a trial that has been viewed over 540,000 times.
“So even people who commit manslaughter or who accidentally take a life express remorse,” she continued.
“The fact that someone hasn't expressed remorse points to the risk that it will happen again. And if we don't want to unleash that level of violence, we need some level of accountability to prevent it.” must be fulfilled.”
Neely, 30, died on May 1, 2023, when Penny, a Long Island Marine Corps veteran, strangled her for six minutes after she began screaming and threatening passengers on a crowded subway.
Penny and other witnesses said Neely told them he didn't mind going back to prison and that he didn't mind killing them.
Before the high-profile trial began, Penny was asked by the Post whether he would try again.
He nodded and said, “If there was any threat or danger in the present, that's what I would do.”
Last week, Penny was acquitted by jurors of criminal manslaughter after a more serious charge of manslaughter was dismissed by prosecutors after a 12-member jury deadlocked.
Straphangers quickly came to Penny's defense, reprimanding Ocasio-Cortez and labeling the Marine veteran a hero.
“They should rename that line Daniel Penny. It's the only safe subway in New York.” 1 person is foretold in X.
“No honest person believes that fewer people need to be proactive in protecting their jobs and children from subway assaults.” One more added.
“AOC never ceases to amaze me with her sheer stupidity!” the third one exploded.
