As the fundraiser for subway vigilante Daniel Penny nears the $2 million mark, the accused man's attorneys claim his case has "struck a chord" in the psyche of people across the country - and that's why the donations keep rolling in.
It feels like déjà vu. On May 1, Daniel Penny choked Jordan Neely to death on a subway because Neely was ranting, acting erratically, and begging for money. Almost four decades ago, Bernard Goetz opened fire on four unarmed Black teenagers because one asked him for money and Goetz thought he had a threatening look on his face.
Daniel Penny, the Marine facing a manslaughter charge in the subway chokehold killing of Jordan Neely, grew up in a middle-class military family on Long Island.