through this. did you ever expect the charges would be brought in this case? well i definitely did not. it was not something that was easy to foresee, since you had an individual who stepped in to help his fellow passengers to then be charged with the death of mr neely was was a bit of a surprise, especially considering the fact that he had been interviewed by the police and was told that he was free to go and then was later arrested. so that it was not something that was anticipated. what can you tell us what happened on the train before daniel stepped in? well generally, most of what s been reported is, um, is true. as far as mr neely entering the train and acting in a very violent manner, both physically and with words. so you made threats to the passengers lives not directly in the sense, they said. i m going to kill you all. but he would say things to
daniel penny could impact the safety of every american, a look at what happened 3 weeks ago. on afternoon of may 1, passengers taking the f train in a subway station in new york city. at 2:27 p.m. police received a report of a fight on the train. a minute later, another report of threats. and a quote customer armed with a knife or gun. two minutes later, police are called for an assault in progress. and 30-year old homeless man jordan neely is reportedly seen screaming and acting aggressively toward passengers. then, one passenger steps in. 24-year-old marine veteran daniel penny. penny is caught on video holding back jordan neely
examine the sad case of a homeless schizophrenic, a man admittedly mentally ill, apparently in the midst of a psychotic episode who was given no help. within that broken social contract, but instead placed on a short list of those mentally ill homeless and in need. this week, i sat down for an exclusive interview with the attorney of the good samaritan, daniel penny, who made the call to protect others. joining me now is pennies. attorney steve raiser of razor and conniff. thanks so much for being with us today. thank you for having me. can you tell? tell us? how is dan daniel doing? well, um, obviously is very stressed. there s a tragedy that occurred here. there s really nothing good. at this point, however you staying very close with his family and friends and getting their support to help him. get
this case? clearly this case a stroke a chord judge. it s national news and it happened in new york. the economy is as follows although people who are the most earnest and most earnest in and weaponized in this case against daniel penny people publicly calling for his head, the squad and some people in media those are the same people who will be creating the vacuum that daniel penny stepped into. just remember what we have seen in the past from new york city safety history when he pulled back citizens step up and unfortunately will get more daniel penny s as we go forward. this case will have a ripple effect well beyond daniel penny because it will affect the rest of us and how we conduct ourselves and what we do and what we feel comfortable or uncomfortable doing. it s important we know we have a right of self-defense and
and i think it is really fair to look at jordan neely s arrests as missed opportunities from our system to be able to help mr. neely and to get him the help he needed so a situation like that would not be occur, he would not be in a train the way he was demanding help and being angry about a system that failed him, i am grateful to mayor adams for making a statement as to reforming the mental health system in this city. to improve upon it so we don t have tragedies like this happen again. judge jeanine: and but at the same time, daniel has been called a murderer by some, a vigilante by others, many claimed he acted based on race, what do you say to those people. i would say, all those things, they are not based on the facts, that is the simple truth. as to race, it is simply not