Lawyers for Marine veteran Daniel Penny, who is charged in the NYC subway chokehold death of Jordan Neely, have raised $1 million in less than a week.
on Twitter, who said,"We stand with Good Samaritans like Daniel Penny. Let’s show this Marine... America’s got his back."
"We live in a time when heroes are vilified and villains are praised. It is time to show our support for heroes like Daniel and take back our country from these villains bent on destroying our nation," the message says. A GoFundMe account was also launched a week ago to pay for Neely's funeral and memorial costs. It has raised more than $75,000 as of Saturday afternoon.Neely's tragic death has divided the city, with many New Yorkers calling Penny a"hero" as others have denounced him as a"murderer."
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