The American Spectator
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Daniel Penny subdued Jordan Neely, an apparently mentally ill homeless man, on a crowded New York City subway train, on May 1.
Neely died, probably as a result of being restrained in a chokehold for too long, says Julian Zelizer.
Zelizer: In crime-ridden New York, you might expect Penny to be hailed as a hero for preventing other passengers from being harmed by Neely.
He says New York has a city government that is beyond the pale. It has laws that release almost all criminals without cash bail.
The country is in a mood much like it was in 1979, when Jimmy Carter delivered his infamous “malaise” speech.
There’s no answer to that except for the Republicans who are running for president next year promising to deal harshly with crime.
They should use Daniel Penny as the prime example.
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