Daniel Penny, left, walks towards the courtroom, Friday, Dec. 6, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)

Daniel Penny, center, poses for a photo while gathered at a bar with his attorneys, Steven Raiser, left, and Thomas Kenniff after being acquitted of criminally negligent homicide, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Jennifer Peltz)

A person protests the not guilty verdict of Daniel Penny, not pictured, outside the criminal court, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)

Rival protesters for the Daniel Penny trial gather outside the criminal court, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)