[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Hi Joan,
>"Joan Moyer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
[about Reginald Denny]
>Hello Terry,
>
>I remembered the case but must admit I could not recall the name of the
>victim or of the perpetrator. I agree that whatever allowed Williams to
>avoid punishment was a travesty. Does Denny suffer periods of rage?
I don't know. He appeared to this untrained observer and to others more
knowledgeable to be typical of someone who has suffered severe and permanent
brain damage.
>Somewhere in my memory, I though he actually asked for mercy for those who
>attacked him. Hard to believe. I don't believe I could have done that.
What you should understand is that is quite typical behavior. I visited a
cowboy years ago a couple of times in an asylum. He had been dragged by his
horse, his skull was split open and I was told even some of his brain matter
spilled out on the desert ground. I don't know that the last was not the
usual color but the papers were full of the miraculous recovery. This was
many years ago when brain surgery was very rare.
Jim became very placid, a vast change from his former temperament. He did
not return to his wife and kids. His wife had her hands full without him.
His brother took him in but eventually gave up and Jim went to an asylum for
the rest of his life. The sudden rages, though rare, were just too scary
especially with the usual access to weapons available on a farm. It is
somewhat equivalent to the sudden rages of those with Alzheimer's who are
mostly quite tranquil.
>In fact, I think it was wrong of him to do so if his appeal in any way
>moved the jury not to jail Williams and anyone else who participated.
>
> Joan
Don't blame him, Joan. The poor guy was brain damaged. Unfortunately you
can't say the same for those who used him.
Best, Terry
"Lawyer - one trained to circumvent the law" - The Devil's Dictionary
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