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The free world was Daniel Penny’s oyster as offers flooded in for places of refuge to rebuild should he complete a daring escape from New York.

In a world of morbid observation and inaction that often seems criminal unto itself, the U.S. Marine Corps veteran chose action in May 2023. More than a year-and-a-half later, he was acquitted in a New York City courthouse Monday of a charge of criminally negligent homicide leading to the question, “Now where does Daniel Penny go to get his life back?”

Posed by commentator Ryan James Girdusky, among others, the question prompted a number of responses for the proposed future of the engineering and architecture student with suggestions on possible career moves as well as where he might call home.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis,  who led his native home to become synonymous with freedom, was quick to weigh in:

Another example came from podcast host and former U.S. Navy SEAL Shawn Ryan who reacted, “I’ve got an idea. How about Franklin, TN. I’ll personally give him a great start. It’d be an honor.”

Other states were thrown in the mix with many calling out the Sunshine State where Gov. DeSantis offered the one-word suggestion, “Florida.”

Despite the outpouring of support for the young man who had his second-degree manslaughter charge in the death of Jordan Neely dismissed on Friday, another legal battle remains in gritty Gotham where the decedent’s father has filed a civil suit against Penny.

The suit filed in the New York Supreme Court accused the veteran of assault, battery, and of causing the death of Neely due to “negligence, carelessness and recklessness.” There was no specified amount being sought by the family for recompense to the allegations.

For his part, Penny expressed his discomfort with being the center of attention during a Fox Nation interview with Fox News host and former judge Jeanine Pirro where he also opined with his thoughts on his decision to be a good Samaritan after having been dragged through the criminal court system over the defense of others.

“I’m not a confrontational person; I don’t really extend myself. This type of thing is really uncomfortable,” the Marine told Pirro. “All of this attention in my mind is very uncomfortable. And I would prefer without it, I didn’t want any type of attention or praise. And I still don’t.”

While he didn’t like the attention, neither that nor his treatment by the prosecution were enough to sway his steadfast position on the decision he’d made that fateful day, “The guilt I would have felt if someone did get hurt, if [Neely] did do what he was threatening to do, I would never be able to live with myself. I’ll take a million court appearances just to keep one of those people from getting hurt or killed.”

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