Daniel Penny Claims No Shame or Racism in NYC Subway Death

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Daniel Penny Claims No Shame or Racism in NYC Subway Death
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Former US Marine Daniel Penny, who is facing a felony charge of second-degree manslaughter for the death of Jordan Neely, a Black homeless man, in a New York City subway train, insisted that the confrontation between the two "had nothing to do with race," and he was "not a white supremacist." Penny added that Neely's death was tragic and the real blame should be on "the system." He felt no shame and said he would do it again if there was a threat and danger in the present.

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