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Chris Bray's avatar

And by the way:

https://www.givesendgo.com/daniel_penny

I gave. By the time I got there, it had cracked the million-dollar mark, so I only gave twenty bucks. But a good symbolic action in any event.

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Stephen Ungar's avatar

I know the NYC subways well. No one wants to be stuck in a subway car with someone making violent threats and otherwise acting erratically. No one should have to accept that circumstance. Unfortunately, police can’t be everywhere and most people, unlike Daniel Penny, are not willing to get involved. However, I can assure you, that Penny’s fellow passengers were relieved and grateful that he stepped up - not as a vigilante, but as a fellow passenger who has the ability and courage to offer assistance. It is tragic that Jordan Nealy died, but it’s not Daniel Penny’s fault that Nealy was allowed to be on the streets or that he died being subdued. I have no doubt that Penny expected to hold him and turn him over to the police and had no desire to hurt him.

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