“the jury in the trial of Daniel Penny reported Friday to the judge that they were unable to reach a verdict in the first count of manslaughter in the second degree, and prosecutors decided to drop the charge.”
“the judge agreed to drop the first count and continue the case with a second count. The second count is criminally negligent homicide, which carries a lesser punishment”
Opinion: This guy is a hero, he stopped a man who was making death threats to passengers on the subway. It’s absolutely crazy to me that charges were brought against this guy. They would have given him a medal 15 years ago. This prosecution will deter other good samaritans.