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GREGG JARRETT: Daniel Penny is not guilty but DA Bragg has done lasting damage

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tuesday

The 'Outnumbered' panel discussed the fallout from Daniel Penny's acquittal in New York City after a jury decided he was not guilty of negligent homicide. Fox News contributor Jonathan Turley also discusses his take on the major development. 

Now and again, justice is vindicated and right triumphs over wrong.   

With its "not guilty" verdict on Monday, a Manhattan jury unanimously sent a resounding message to District Attorney Alvin Bragg that he wrongfully prosecuted a good Samaritan. A man who courageously came to the aid of subway passengers who were threatened with imminent death.  Not that Bragg will pay any heed.  

The case against Marine veteran Daniel Penny should never have been brought.  It was a gross injustice.  By law, he was justified in using reasonable force —even lethal force— to subdue a maniac who vowed to murder riders the moment he entered a subway car.  That man, Jordan Neely, initiated the confrontation and died as a result of his own menacing and illegal actions.

DANIEL PENNY FOUND NOT GUILTY IN SUBWAY CHOKEHOLD TRIAL

Instead of being commended, Penny was pilloried as a bigoted vigilante by the usual crowd of racial justice warriors who yearned to turn Neely’s death into another George Floyd outrage.  Bragg, who sees everything through the prism of race and politics, was more than happy to do their bidding.  At trial, his lead prosecutor referred to Penny as "the white man."  It was reprehensible.

But in the end, 12 diverse jurors refused to abide the blatant race-baiting.  They were well acquainted with the perils of New York’s treacherous subway system, which has experienced a 60% increase in murders this year, according to police statistics.  Stabbings, shootings, beatings, and........

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