Word: damian
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...mirror, not a mind-control device Entertainment programming is a reflection of what we like; news programming is a reflection of what we do. If we are to judge from the jubilant gesticulations of Damian Williams as he crushed Reginald Denny's skull, some people find violence uniquely satisfying and do not hesitate to do violent things. This is what must be changed. When we don't like the image we see in the mirror, we may be tempted to smash it; that only hides the problem. We have to change ourselves...
Jury selection began for the trial of two of the young men accused of beating truck driver Reginald Denny during the riots in Los Angeles last year. Damian Williams, 20, and Henry Watson, 28, were allegedly hitting and kicking Denny when they were captured on videotape by a news helicopter. The two men are charged with attempted murder and other felonies in the attack on Denny and seven other victims. Another defendant in the case, Antoine Miller, 21, is also charged with attempted murder, but will have a separate trial...
...supporters say the L.A. 5 are being treated like convicted criminals, though none of the charges against them have been proved. "Holding them in jail creates a punishment for these men who should be considered innocent until they are proven guilty," says Dennis Palmieri, the lead attorney for defendant Damian Williams. Not so, says Reiner. "There is only a single standard of justice," he says. "That standard is that where a crime has been committed, it will be investigated and it will be prosecuted...
...chief Daryl Gates elatedly joined in the arrest of three suspects wanted for the beating of truck driver Reginald Denny at the outset of the Los Angeles riots. Leading the 2 a.m. raid into South Central with flak jacket and side arm, Gates personally collared one of the suspects, Damian Williams, whose nickname is "Football," and escorted him into a squad car. "Chief Gates, you're going!" Williams told the retiring police chief, according to what Gates recounted later. The chief must have thought he was in a made-for-TV movie. "Yes, Football," he snarled back...