How thin is the line between hero and vigilante? It is razor thin, as the trial of Daniel Penny has shown. Penny is a white, ...

Both Daniel ... with Penny blond and Mangione brunette. Each man has been described by friends as a “people person.” But there the similarities end. One of these all-American 26-year-olds ...

As pastor and theologian David Schrock said, “Daniel Penny is a Good Samaritan hero and a model American.” His act of courage, protecting the vulnerable in a moment of chaos, resonates with ...

He’s a hero – and a heartthrob. Daniel Penny had his own meet-cute at a ... He will work in Manhattan on its American Dynamism arm, bolstering the firm’s relationships with the Department ...

But the praise for Penny and Mangione has looked alike. Both men have been on the receiving end of hero worship that, in the U.S., frequently seems intent on shrouding white men’s violent acts ...

Daniel Penny’s criminal trial over the death ... with conservative-leaning pundits and politicians describing Penny as a hero, and progressives and activist groups calling him a murderer.

“Daniel Penny is a hero, and I’m happy to see that a good ... and encourages an attitude of dehumanization of New Yorkers in greatest need.” After Neely’s death, demonstrators jumped ...