One thing we do know is that DA Briggs filed a homicide charge before taking the case to a grand jury. This seems pretty quick-trigger to me. With so many important facts unknown, why the rush? We don’t know for sure, but the appearances are not promising. We do know that Briggs is a Soros-brand prosecutor; that he alone (so far) has taken the previously unprecedented step of indicting a former President (very uncoincidentally of the reviled opposing party); and that there were boisterous BLM-type protests — the kind that get attention in NYC — demanding immediate action.

Because there are reasons to fear that Briggs is untrustworthy, and will use the power of his office for purposes excessively influenced by political ends, I have contributed to Penny’s defense fund. If you care to as well, it’s here. I want to emphasize that my contribution is not because I’m convinced Penny has no legal liability. What I am convinced of is that (1) he deserves the same fair shake, and the same diligent defense, I would want in his shoes, and (2) he’s facing a treacherous, politicized environment that puts (1) in jeopardy. Jordan Neely was a human being and he’s now dead. That matters. Daniel Penny is a citizen of the United States entitled to the presumption of innocence, and that matters too.