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After a New York City jury recently found Daniel Penny "not guilty" in the death of Jordan Neely, who Penny had restrained after Neely threatened subway riders, many on the left were upset about the verdict.
Many leftists painted Neely, who had a substantial criminal record and history of violent activity, as a good guy, and Marine veteran Penny, who was protecting the public, as the bad guy. The left is also currently portraying Luigi Mangione, arrested for the lethal shooting of United Health Group CEO Brian Thompson, as a good guy, and his alleged victim, Thompson, as a bad guy.
If this sounds crazy to you, that's because it is.
Which CNN's conservative commentator Scott Jennings pointed out in grand fashion Monday night - he had a chart - that caused his panel to lose their minds.
Jennings said the left “can‘t seem to tell the difference between the good guys and the bad guys.”
“Yeah, let me just help you understand," Jennings began, holding a chart. "If you‘re on the American left tonight, here‘s my chart. The good guys today: Daniel Penny. The bad guys: Luigi Mangione."
Guest host Audie Cornish interjected herself, saying, “How do you — what’s the chart for victims?”
Jennings replied, “I‘m just — I‘m just telling you what I see out in the world."
Cornish jumped in again, "I know. I know. I just want you to finish the chart. So the victim, which victim is good and which victim is bad?”
Jennings continued, “People on the left — people on the left can‘t seem to — can‘t seem to tell the difference between the good guys and the bad guys."
Cornish shot back, “I’m not asking you about people on the left. I‘m asking you whether you consider this person..."
“We had people praising Luigi and attacking Penny!” Jennings replied to Cornish.
Republican Congressman Eli Crane has said he wants to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Penny for his actions.
Cornish was not happy about this.
She said, “I want to know whether you think that, as Congressman Crane does, that Daniel Penny should get the Congressional Gold Medal to recognize his heroism? I’m not asking you about anyone.”
Jennings replied, “I think he ought to get medal. I think you ought to build a statue to this guy in New York City.”
The bickering didn't stop there, but Scott Jennings was able to make his point: That the left can't even figure out who the good guys and bad guys are anymore.
So they inevitably try to make good guys out of bad ones.
When Daniel Penny saw subway riders being threatened, he did the right thing by subduing the man threatening them.
We could use more good guys like him.
And we need fewer insane and deranged leftists who believe the opposite.