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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Josh Marcus

Congressman plans to give Daniel Penny Congressional Gold Medal for ‘heroism’ in 2023 subway choking

An Arizona congressman plans to award the Congressional Gold Medal, Congress’s highest civilian honor, to Daniel Penny, a 26-year-old student currently on trial in New York on negligent homicide charges for choking a homeless man on a subway train in 2023.

"Daniel Penny’s actions exemplify what it means to stand against the grain to do right in a world that rewards moral cowardice," Rep. Eli Crane, Republican of Arizona, told Fox News.

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