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Jon Voight Calling Americans to realize the difference between right and wrong … A minute to appreciate Daniel Penny — who was found not guilty in the fatal choking case Jordan Neely — and slam Luigi MangioneSuspected murderer in Brian Thompsonmurder of
We caught up with the actor after a major update on Penny and Mangione’s respective New York cases … and Angelina Jolie‘s dad clarifies his thoughts on the much-hyped true-crime story.
As Voight said … Penny should be hailed as a hero, and praised the Marine veteran for having the “guts” to do what he did.
He added … “Holy shit, that’s a big deal. I don’t know if I’ll ever be as brave as him … That guy has done an extraordinary thing. We have heroes.”
As TMZ previously reported, Penny was acquitted After standing trial in the death of a 30-year-old homeless man name Jordan Neelywho was allegedly threatening commuters on a NYC subway before DP fatally choked him.
While Voight was meant to make Penny after his not-guilty verdict, he wasn’t interested in giving Mangione the same time of day. He blew the grade of the Ivy League, which after being called a hero by some Accused of murder In the killing of the CEO of UnitedHealthcare … as he called the shooting “a sick thing.”
Voight also took a moment to defend the distinction between the two cases … noting “it’s very important that people have some kind of sense of right and wrong.”
He added … “People have to go back to being good citizens themselves and have a high standard for their behavior. And then, they will be able to make decisions about what is happening in front of them.”
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It’s clear Voight feels this is an apples-and-oranges kind of scenario … and he may have a point, FWIW.
