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   From: pothead@snakebite.com   
      
   On 2024-12-04, Leroy N. Soetoro  wrote:   
   > https://nypost.com/2024/11/29/us-news/daniel-pennys-family-praying-as-   
   > trial-goes-to-jury/   
   >   
   > Despite heading into what will be the most consequential week of their   
   > lives, Daniel Penny’s family is focusing on gratitude.   
   >   
   Clearly this is a POLITICIAN - he believes in nothing   
      
   > “We’re blessed and grateful for everything we do have. We have each   
   > other,” Penny’s mother Gina Flaim-Penny told me on the eve of   
   > Thanksgiving.   
   >   
   > On Thursday, Daniel gathered with his mother and his younger sister Taylor   
   > Penny, 24, at his maternal grandparents’ home. His two other sisters,   
   > Jackie Penny, 27, and Katie Penny, 22, who were in Miami and Texas   
   > respectively, planned to FaceTime so they could all eat “together.”   
   >   
   > In addition to traditional Thanksgiving fare, Flaim-Penny’s mother made   
   > her famous lasagna.   
   >   
   > “I can’t make it as good as my mother and Danny said ‘Nonna’s is the   
   > best,’” she said, adding that her mother was happy to prepare her   
   > specialty for her grandson. “My parents love him so much. He always goes   
   > to visit them.”   
   >   
   > Flaim-Penny and her three daughters say they would treat this Thanksgiving   
   > like it was any other family holiday – with games, jokes and of course,   
   > Nonna’s lasagna. But nothing is typical in their world.   
   >   
   > Their beloved “Danny” is facing second degree manslaughter and criminally   
   > negligent homicide for the chokehold that prosecutors have argued killed   
   > mentally disturbed homeless man Jordan Neely on the F train in May 2023.   
   >   
   > After a month, the trial is nearing its end. On Monday both sides will   
   > deliver their closing statements and the 26-year-old Long Island native’s   
   > future will rest in the hands of the 12 Manhattanites on the jury. He is   
   > facing up to 15 years behind bars.   
   >   
   > “There’s a lot on the line,” Jackie, the eldest sibling acknowledged to   
   > The Post. “Our brother’s fate will essentially be decided. Ultimately we   
   > trust that whatever happens is God’s will. We will get through it   
   > together.”   
   >   
   > The controversial case has tugged at racial tensions and exposed the gross   
   > inadequacies of DA Alvin Bragg’s soft-on-crime policies and the left’s   
   > twisted version of compassion, allowing dangerous, mentally disturbed and   
   > violent people to roam free.   
   >   
   > But the Penny women say it’s strengthened their family bond and their   
   > faith.   
   >   
   > “We’ve seen Danny be so strong throughout all of this. When this initially   
   > happened, there was a lot of attention and it’s really scary and   
   > uncertain. It makes you want to recede and hide. But his strength has   
   > encouraged us,” said Jackie.   
   >   
   > Katie echoed her oldest sister’s sentiments. “He’s just very calm and I   
   > give him credit because it’s not easy. He is putting everything in God’s   
   > hands.”   
   >   
   > His mother is coping in her own way: keeping busy. Flaim-Penny, who lives   
   > in Queens, is both a teacher’s assistant and a caregiver for a woman with   
   > dementia.   
   >   
   > “If I don’t have anything to do, yeah I start thinking and I don’t want to   
   > go there because Danny doesn’t want us to be that way.”   
   >   
   > There have been happy distractions for the family. Katie is engaged to   
   > marry in December of next year. Nine months ago, she gave birth to her   
   > daughter, Aurora. She said her brother “lights up” when he’s with his   
   > niece, who brings out “this beautiful side of him and it makes me so   
   > happy. My daughter just loves him.”   
   >   
   > Adoration for the Marine veteran is a running theme in the close knit   
   > family.   
   >   
   > “When I was younger I would follow him everywhere, because I wanted to be   
   > his favorite sister,” said Taylor.   
   >   
   > And with good reason. They say he’s always stepped up when they needed   
   > help.   
   >   
   > “Danny’s always been a good big brother. It takes me back to the things he   
   > used to do for me growing up,” said Katie.   
   >   
   > The new mom recalled signing up to perform in their elementary school   
   > talent show as a first grader. The day of the production, nerves kicked   
   > in, and she told her mother she wanted to back out because she was scared.   
   > “It was like an hour before the show, and without hesitation, he said,   
   > ‘I’ll dance with you so you don’t have to do it alone’.”   
   >   
   > Penny, who was a fifth grader at the time, followed through on his promise   
   > and performed with his little sister in front of the entire school. “From   
   > that day on, he meant so much more to me that just being a big brother. I   
   > truly look up to him. I always have and I always will.”   
   >   
   > “I think we’ve been good with holding it together. Behind closed doors,   
   > everyone has their moments. All we can do is wait,” said Katie.   
   >   
   > They say they’re ready for any verdict the jury returns. Even if it’s not   
   > in Daniel’s favor.   
   >   
   > On Sunday night at 5 pm, the family will also hold a Zoom for about 20   
   > relatives to come together and pray “for the upcoming decision. That’s all   
   > we can ask for, is prayers,” said Jackie.   
   >   
   >   
   If the jurors are regular subway riders and don't overthink this he will be   
   acquitted.   
   If they are UWS and UES libby elites who take Uber everywhere he may not be .   
      
   Scary.   
      
      
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   pothead   
      
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