GOOD, GOOD, GOOD!  That ex-Marine who risked his life to shield subway passengers from a deranged man, and who was thanked by New York by being charged with manslaughter because the assailant died, is getting huge support from around the country.  Americans understand the importance of this case.  From Fox Business: 

Marine veteran Daniel Penny's crowdfunding campaign to pay his legal fees in the death of an erratic homeless man on the New York City subway is among GiveSendGo's most successful fundraisers in its history, the company's co-founder told Fox News Digital.

"It's the No. 2 ever on GiveSendGo," Chief Financial Officer Jacob Wells said. "This definitely has sparked an emotional response with many people."

He added that, at one point, the fund was raising $1,000 a minute after the Marine vet was charged with one count of second-degree manslaughter in the May 1 death of 30-year-old Jordan Neely.

According to Assistant District Attorney Joshua Steinglass, Neely, who suffered from mental illness, was acting aggressively on the Manhattan subway car, "making threats and scaring passengers," when Penny dragged him to the floor and put him in a chokehold.

A woman in her 60s who was on the train told Fox News Digital Penny is a "hero" who intervened to protect other passengers from harm. Neely has a history of violent attacks on passengers.

The death has attracted national attention and has divided the country, with many calling Penny a "hero" and others denouncing him as a "murderer."

But more than 55,000 supporters have spoken with their wallets, flooding GiveSendGo with donations totaling more than $2,711,000 as of Sunday morning. 

Wells said, unlike GoFundMe, the largest crowdfunding platform, GiveSendGo allows campaigns for legal defense funds.

"It's so important for people to get a fair shake in our justice system, to be able to afford the most rigorous defense that they can and not just rely on a public defender that's overworked," Wells said.

He and his sister Heather Wilson launched the site in 2015 as a Christian alternative to GoFundMe, which he said is too quick to shut down campaigns that don't fit an agenda.

COMMENT:  Yes, the case has touched a nerve.  It is an American value to intervene, even at personal risk, to protect an innocent victim.   But the people who run the legal system in New York don't necessarily believe in that American stuff.  To them, the criminal is often the victim.  It's so obvious, comrades. 

If Penny is found guilty, who in New York would risk intervening, knowing he could be charged with a crime by the leftist zealots?  The answer is obvious.  "Don't get involved" will become the new rallying cry.

We're following the case closely.

May 21, 2023