Jon Voight is asking on People to comprehend the distinction between proper and improper … taking a minute to reward Daniel Penny — who was discovered not responsible within the deadly choking of Jordan Neely — and slam Luigi Mangione, the suspected killer in Brian Thompson‘s homicide.

We caught up with the actor following the large updates in Penny and Mangione’s respective New York circumstances … and Angelina Jolie‘s dad made his opinions crystal clear on the extremely mentioned true-crime tales.

As Voight put it … Penny needs to be hailed as a hero, and applauded the Marine veteran for having “the center” to do what he did.

He continued … “Holy smokes, that is an enormous deal. I do not know if I might be as courageous as him … The man did a rare factor. There are heroes amongst us.”

As TMZ beforehand reported, Penny was acquitted after standing trial within the dying of a 30-year-old homeless man named Jordan Neely, who had reportedly been threatening passengers on a NYC subway earlier than DP put him in a deadly chokehold.

Whereas Voight was all for increase Penny within the aftermath of his not-guilty verdict, he was not fascinated with giving Mangione an identical time of day. He blasted the Ivy League grad, who has been known as a hero by some after being charged with homicide within the UnitedHealthcare CEO killing … as he known as the taking pictures “a sick factor.”

Voight even took a second to defend the variations within the two circumstances … noting it is “crucial that folks have some sort of judgment of right and wrong.”

He added … “Individuals have gotten to return to be being good residents themselves and have a excessive normal for his or her conduct. After which, they’re going to be capable of make a judgment on what is going on on in entrance of them.”