Now, let's take the information that we know.
Penny is a honorably discharged Marine that served an overseas deployment.
Penny decided to defend innocent people from a crazy person that threaten to "kill a ************".
Penny didn't immediately choke Neely out. Want to see how long it takes to be choked out?
This long...
Neely struggles right up until he loses consciousness...Penny could have put him out in seconds...but gave Neely an opportunity to stop struggling.
As soon as Neely is out, the eyewitness says that Penny has released the pressure on Neely's neck.
When Neely doesn't respond, Penny releases him and begins first aid.
At that time, Neely is alive and breathing...you can see it in this video that the Legacy Media isn't showing you...I wonder why...
Now you understand?
It's critical thinking.
A good person who defends others and applies first aid to the man who threaten to kill people, and who didn't exert maximum pressure immediately, but instead gave Neely an opportunity to give up. That is the kind of person who would just hold a guy who surrendered until the authorities arrived.