Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-N.Y., told Newsmax Monday that if Daniel Penny is found guilty in the subway chokehold death of Jordan Neely, the response from the public will be that people “will not get involved” if they see threatening behavior on the streets.
Penny, a 26-year-old Marine veteran, is on trial in New York City for the death of Jordan Neely, a 30-year-old homeless man, who witnesses said was making threats on a Manhattan subway car last year before Penny moved to restrain him.
“They will not step up to protect others when there is danger because they will be afraid of being criminally charged, as we’re seeing Mr. Penny right now under trial,” Malliotakis told Newsmax’s “Wake Up America.” “So I think that, in many ways, it makes our city even more dangerous. But really, the people who need to be held accountable is our government — particularly in the city and state — that has failed.
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