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A Congressional Gold Medal for NYC Subway Hero Daniel Penny? Make It So!
PJ Media ^ | 12/08/24 | Matt Margolis

Posted on 12/08/2024 8:10:32 PM PST by SeekAndFind

A House Republican is pushing to award Daniel Penny the highest civilian honor that Congress can award, and I'm all for it. Rep. Eli Crane (R-Ariz) plans to introduce a resolution to grant the Congressional Gold Medal to Penny, the U.S. Marine veteran who defended himself and fellow passengers against a threatening homeless man on a crowded New York City subway, before being unjustly prosecuted by D.A. Alvin Bragg.

"Daniel Penny’s actions exemplify what it means to stand against the grain to do right in a world that rewards moral cowardice," said Crane. "Our system of ‘justice’ is fiercely corrupt, allowing degenerates to steamroll our laws and our sense of security, while punishing the righteous. Mr. Penny bravely stood in the gap to defy this corrupt system and protect his fellow Americans. I’m immensely proud to introduce this resolution to award him with the Congressional Gold Medal to recognize his heroism."

Penny is on trial for the death of Jordan Neely, a 30-year-old homeless man with schizophrenia, following an altercation on a New York City subway in May 2023. Witnesses reported Neely acting erratically, threatening passengers and declaring he didn’t care if he died. Penny subdued Neely with a chokehold for about six minutes, after which Neely died. Penny’s defense argues he acted to protect himself and others and questions whether the chokehold directly caused Neely’s death, citing the presence of synthetic drugs in Neely’s system. Witnesses have praised Penny for his actions.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; US: New York
KEYWORDS: congress; danielpenny; jordanneely; medal

1 posted on 12/08/2024 8:10:32 PM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

And President Trump should invite Penny to sit next to Mrs. Trump at the State of the Union address and recognize him as a Good Samaritan and hero who was subjected to unjust treatment..


2 posted on 12/08/2024 8:15:36 PM PST by laplata (They want each crisis to take the greatest toll possible.)
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To: laplata

May it be so!


3 posted on 12/08/2024 8:17:07 PM PST by princess leah ( )
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To: SeekAndFind

Daniel Penny still in my daily prayers.

🙏


4 posted on 12/08/2024 8:24:52 PM PST by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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To: SeekAndFind

I seriously hope that he’s got a bodyguard.


5 posted on 12/08/2024 8:30:40 PM PST by leaning conservative (snow coming, school cancelled, yayyyyyyyyy!!!!!!)
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To: SeekAndFind

That medal won’t help him much if he’s locked up.
Moral support, I guess.


6 posted on 12/08/2024 8:33:09 PM PST by lee martell
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To: SeekAndFind

The world doesnt reward moral cowardice.

The world punishes people who do right, and when it can get away with it, rewards those who do evil.


7 posted on 12/08/2024 9:40:50 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: SeekAndFind
Make it so? That sounds familiar.

To: SeekAndFind

This is good. This is very good. Props to Rep. Eli Crane and Tom Homan!

Make it so!

2 posted on 12/6/2024, 8:05:56 PM by TigersEye (If you voted for Kamala you're a squirrel murdering communist!)


8 posted on 12/08/2024 10:12:23 PM PST by TigersEye (If you voted for Kamala you're a squirrel murdering communist!)
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To: laplata

We need many more Penny’s in country.
Pun not intended.


9 posted on 12/09/2024 12:25:33 AM PST by Bobbyvotes (Congrats to Trump/Vance tea.m. America has been saved. For a while at least. )
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To: SeekAndFind
Let's also enact 'Good Samaritans' laws so decent citizens aren't dragged through the court system for protecting other citizens from lowlife criminal scum.
10 posted on 12/09/2024 1:01:22 AM PST by GOPJ (Should a 30 year old man self-identified as being ten, be allowed to play little league baseball?)
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To: SeekAndFind

bttt


11 posted on 12/09/2024 1:03:44 AM PST by Pajamajan (Pray for our nation. Never be a slave in a new Socialist America.)
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To: SeekAndFind

“a 30-year-old homeless man with schizophrenia”.
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Gee, isn’t schizophrenia a side effect of a harmless drug?


12 posted on 12/09/2024 1:58:29 AM PST by Does so (A country about to outlaw Yellow #4 food dye but makes Marijuana legal?...🇺🇦...Dem☭¢rat...≣)
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To: SeekAndFind

I love Eli Crane. Logical thinker.


13 posted on 12/09/2024 2:09:35 AM PST by MayflowerMadam (It's hard not to celebrate the fall of bad people. - Bongino)
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To: Bobbyvotes

Yes, we do. This is sickening.


14 posted on 12/09/2024 7:35:50 AM PST by laplata (They want each crisis to take the greatest toll possible.)
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To: leaning conservative
I seriously hope that he’s got a bodyguard.

Who? Penny or the representative who wants him to get the gold metal? They both probably need them and certainly President Trump needs them. Many liberals are violent and nasty.

15 posted on 12/09/2024 7:40:15 AM PST by ladyjane
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