Daniel Penny Wasn’t a Vigilante

Calling him one is part of a progressive smear.

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Daniel Penny is taken from a New York City Police precinct under arrest for the death of Jordan Neely, in New York City, May 12, 2023.

David Dee Delgado/Reuters

Pretty much everything you need to know about the Daniel Penny case you can learn from the Death Wish movies.

Or so you might conclude if you took seriously the Left’s analysis of the tragic incident in a New York City subway car earlier this month that has led to Penny, a former Marine, getting charged with second-degree manslaughter.

Rich Lowry

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Rich Lowry

Rich Lowry is the editor in chief of National Review.

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