On Thursday evening, the big three nightly news broadcasts all breathlessly reported that a Manhattan District Attorney charged 24-year-old Marine veteran Daniel Penny with second-degree manslaughter after he (and two other men) acted heroically in subduing the violent felon who was threatening passengers on a New York City subway. It's the latest example of the liberal media's anti-self-defense narrative.
During ABC World News Tonight’s coverage of the charges, correspondent Stephanie Ramos hyped that “the man who put Jordan Neely in a deadly chokehold on a New York City subway will be arrested and charged with second-degree manslaughter.”
“Police say Neely was harassing passengers and acting erratically on the train, but was not physically violent. The video also showing other passengers holding Neely down,” Ramos added in a defense of Neely, omitting reports he was allegedly threatening violence.
In an attempt to anoint Neely the new George Floyd, Ramos painted Neely as a simple “Michael Jackson impersonator” who “battled mental health issues since his mother's murder in 2007.”
Earlier this year, ABC was disgusted that a Texas man had shot and killed a criminal who was robbing a restaurant while pointing a gun at patrons. Hate crime hoaxer John Quinones painte the good Samaritan as the wrongdoer in the situation and suggested he was running from police.
Over on CBS Evening News, anchor Norah O’Donnell also covered the new charges while painting Neely as a victim:
Late this afternoon the Manhattan District Attorney announced that 24-year-old Daniel Penny will be arrested on a charge of manslaughter in the second degree. This video shows Penny holding 30-year-old Jordan Neely in a chokehold for more than 3 minutes. The Marine veteran says he never intended to harm Neely, who was homeless and had a history of mental illness, and he only acted in self-defense after Neely was verbally threatening passengers on the train.
CBS was so anti-self-defense, in 2020, they were outraged that a police officer in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania shot and killed an attacker who was inches away from plunging a knife into him.
During NBC Nightly News’s coverage, correspondent Stephanie Gosk made sure to highlight the heavy prison sentence Penny could be faced with if he’s wrongfully convicted: “This is a charge that carries a maximum sentence of up to 15 years in prison and is used when someone recklessly causes the death of someone else.”
NBC was obviously aginst people stepping into protect others. And in 2021, the deceptively edited a 911 call that let to a Columbus, Ohio police officer shooting and killing a knife-weilding attacker who was inches away from killing someone else.
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ABC’s World News Tonight
5/11/2023
6:33:30 p.m. EasternSTEPHANIE RAMOS: Tonight the man who put Jordan Neely in a deadly chokehold on a New York City subway will be arrested and charged with second-degree manslaughter, according to the Manhattan District Attorney, 24-year-old former Marine Daniel Penny, seen in this disturbing video from May 1, restraining Neely in a chokehold for at least three minutes. Police say Neely was harassing passengers and acting erratically on the train, but was not physically violent. The video also showing other passengers holding Neely down. The 30-year-old later pronounced dead at the hospital. Neely was a Michael Jackson impersonator and attorneys for his family say he was homeless and battled mental health issues since his mother's murder in 2007. It needs to be made clear that there are consequences when a civilian takes a situation into their own hands and causes a fatality.
PROTESTERS: No justice, no peace.
RAMOS: The incident setting off days of protests. New York City Mayor Eric Adams addressing Neely's death.
NEW YORK CITY MAYOR ERIC ADAMS: One thing we can say for sure, Jordan Neely did not deserve to die.
RAMOS: Last week, Penny, through attorneys expressing condolences, but saying Neely was aggressively threatening passengers and that Penny and other riders acted to protect themselves, adding Penny never intended to harm Mr. Neely.
DAVID MUIR: And so let's bring in Stephanie Ramos with us live here in New York tonight. And Stephanie, this second-degree manslaughter charge, what does this signal? Well, David, that second-degree manslaughter charge suggests prosecutors believe Penny did not intend to kill Neely but acted recklessly by putting him in that chokehold.
RAMOS: If convicted, Penny could face up to 15 years in prison, David.
CBS Evening News
5/11/2023
6:35:58 p.m. EasternNORAH O’DONNELL: Now to some breaking news on that chokehold death on a New York City subway. Late this afternoon the Manhattan District Attorney announced that 24-year-old Daniel Penny will be arrested on a charge of manslaughter in the second degree. This video shows Penny holding 30-year-old Jordan Neely in a chokehold for more than 3 minutes. The Marine veteran says he never intended to harm Neely, who was homeless and had a history of mental illness, and he only acted in self-defense after Neely was verbally threatening passengers on the train.
NBC Nightly News
5/11/2023
6:38:28 p.m. EasternLESTER HOLT: There is breaking news now in the chokehold death of a homeless man on the New York subway. The former marine who held him down is set to be charged. Stephanie Gosk is following the story. What do we know about the charges, Steph?
STEPHANIE GOSK: That's right, Lester. The 24-year-old former marine Daniel Penny will face a single manslaughter in the second-degree charge according to the District Attorney who says he will be arraigned tomorrow. This is a charge that carries a maximum sentence of up to 15 years in prison and is used when someone recklessly causes the death of someone else. Now Neely's death has triggered protests and calls for criminal charges in the city, the most recent a protest on the subway that shut down a subway line over the weekend. Meanwhile, Daniel Penny's attorney says that his client acted in self-defense that day and that he and other riders on that train were, quote, aggressively threatened by Jordan Neely. We reached out to that attorney for further comment tonight and have not heard back. Lester, our sources had told us that the grand jury was gonna review this case. But this news tonight means the District Attorney has decided to skip that process. Lester?
