re: NYC subway rider that killed someone in self defense has charges dropped

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It is amazing that they are carrying out this double standard right in front of our eyes

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Who is "they?"

The prosecutor treated both cases identically, filing charges in both cases and letting the grand jury decide whether to issue an indictment

If there is a "they" engaged in implementing a double standard," it is "the people of New York" as represented by the grand jury, right?

Of course, all of that assumes identical facts, and the facts of the cases are not identical. The assailant in THIS case actually assaulted someone (punched the girlfriend in the face), while the assailant in the Penny case was acting erratically and making threats but did not commit an assault (as I recall).

This gentleman was protecting a specific individual, whereas Penny subdued someone who was arguably not a "direct" threat to any individual, although his erratic behavior made him a "potential" threat to anyone on the train car.

Jordan's case (factually) for justification seems much stronger than Penny's case for both of these reasons.

Or the entire grand jury mechanism could be engaged in reverse discrimination against a blonde guy.