Re: L&I The Rodney King Beating - The Other Story part two

[Sue Hartigan]

Sue Hartigan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:


Hi Joan:

The name of the truck driver is Reginald Denny.  And he got nothing (I
don't think) except for what Bill Cosby has made sure that he 
gets.  :(

Sue
> Hello Vi,
> 
> I found it unfair to the taxpayers that King and his lawyers made so much
> money from the incident.  I remember reading at the time the lawyers were
> criticized for charging an inordinate amount of money.  What was the case
> where a white truck driver was trying to get out of the riot area and a
> group of young black men stopped him and one beat him almost to death with
> a brick.  He left the man to die and that would have happened except a
> humane black man got him to the hospital in time.  I believe the trucker
> almost died and his head is still misshapen.  What punishment did a
> predominantly black jury impose upon the perpetrator?  How many millions
> did the trucker receive?  I can't remember all the details or even the
> man's name.  How sad that the name of the trucker is forgotten while the
> name of a criminal like King is known and he became almost a hero.
> 
>                                         Joan
> 

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