The second of the two men responsible for the brutal October 2009 beating of an openly gay man in Queens, New York captured on surveillance video has been sentenced to prison. Twenty-two-year-old Daniel Rodriguez was sentenced to 12 years behind bars for the attack on Jack Price.
Watch the graphic video footage AFTER THE JUMP ...
The New York Daily News reports:
Daniel Rodriguez, 22, apologized for the beating that put victim Jack Price in the hospital for three weeks with a broken jaw, broken ribs and two collapsed lungs. "Through the grace of God I hope someday Jack Price will forgive me," a sobbing Rodriguez told Queens Supreme Court Justice Barry Kron.
Price, 50, was physically incapable of continuing to work as a superintendent at three College Point buildings and recently decided to move out of state."I didn't deserve this," Price said. "I cannot understand how anyone could hate me or anybody else this much to cause him this much pain and suffering...It shows how much hate they have inside of them."
Price was hospitalized for three weeks so doctors could repair his broken jaw, broken ribs, two collapsed lungs and a lacerated spleen. Price also lost his peripheral vision and hearing in his right ear. He takes an assortment of pain pills just to get through the day.
Days after the beating, hundreds marched in Queens to denounce homophobic violence. Friends of the suspects organized a counter-protest to support the local gay-bashers. One of Rodriguez's friends proudly showed off his Leviticus tattoo to the local media.
Rodriguez' co-defendant Daniel Aleman was sentenced to eight years in prison in December.
The vicious beating of the 5'6, 130 pound Jack Price was captured in graphic detail by video surveillance. Watch it AFTER THE JUMP ...
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Mr. Rodriguez should have an interesting life in prison.
Justice served I'd say.
Posted by: JBK! | 22 January 2011 at 12:54
Ditto JBK!
Posted by: FREELEO | 22 January 2011 at 21:07
It's a good thing Rodriquez likes to use his fists. That may serve in well in prison.
Watching that video again brought it all back. Its amazing how fast we forget about these horrors.
And did you notice the car that sped right by the action? Incredible.
Posted by: Taylor Siluwé | 23 January 2011 at 13:06
I hope that both these monsters experience what they inflicted on their victim... May each day they serve be a day of horror and anxiety. I hope they both have Bubba buddies who will definitely watch their backs... No mercy!
Posted by: Charles | 23 January 2011 at 20:03
This is sooooooo enraging!
The ignorance going on in NYC with the gay bashings (including House Superstar Kevin Aviance) and ignorance politicians and lawmakers and the closing of landmarks, I DON'T KNOW HOW Y'ALL DO IT!!!! That city made my stomach turn often because so many people TALK like they are safe and in this Mecca of approval and affirmation and some of the MOST egregious crimes against HUMAN BEINGS happen in that city! God bless you because I pray for my NYC brothas and sistahs everyday! It's beyond.
This case sickens me: PEOPLE MARCHING FOR GAY-BASHING/BASHERS?!?! TATTOOING LEVITICUS 18:22 ON YOUR BODY (WHICH BREAKS LEVITICUS 19:28 BY THE WAY, IDIOT!!!!)...I mean COME ON!
ENOUGH!
Posted by: TheRevKev | 24 January 2011 at 17:05
And these PUNK A** PUNKS are younger than him BOTH AGES combined and so I guess a 22 year old and this other idiot, who is likely around his age, are going to find a 50 year old man to beat this badly and this WHAT proves that they are men? I promise you they are both going to have a heyday in lockdown.
Posted by: TheRevKev | 24 January 2011 at 17:11