A healthy society would laud Penny as a hero. That praise would inspire other men to intervene in violent situations.
EDITOR’S NOTE: Dennis Prager is off this week. We hope readers will enjoy the following guest column by Victor Joecks.
Batman is a hero for stopping the criminals threatening the people of Gotham City. Daniel Penny is on trial for stopping a criminal threatening the people of New York City. It doesn’t get much more backward than this.
Last Monday, jury selection began in Penny’s trial. Prosecutors h…