The prosecution of Daniel Penny fits a pattern that the Sovi

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https://thefederalist.com/2024/11/27/the-prosecution-of-daniel-penny-is-a-soviet-style-attack-on-the-right-of-self-defense/
The prosecution of Daniel Penny fits a pattern that the Soviet-era Russian writer Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn would have recognized and detailed.

On the subway that day, Penny acted where the state had not. Neely cycled in and out of the criminal justice system, receiving little meaningful help for his mental health problems. The systemic failure that allowed Neely’s behavior to escalate to a constant public safety threat is a profound indictment of the state, not Penny’s righteous intervention. That’s why Bragg opted to make an example of Penny, signaling to the public that self-defense against the very criminals unleashed by Bragg will come at a high legal cost.

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I was aware of many injustices in the USSR but hadn't heard before about Article 139. Thanks for the eye-opening link.