In one of the most enduring images of the 1992 Los Angeles Rebellion, commonly characterized as the 1992 LA Riots, Reginald Denny a construction dump truck driver was pulled out of his truck and was severely beaten by the L.A. Four. The attackers appeared to have been motivated by the fervor of the 1992 events, and during their trial this was their defense. The L.A. Four Plus became a cause celebre for people who believed that the persecution of the L.A. Four distracted away from the racism that caused the 1992 Rebellion and at the same time they served as evidence for labeling the events of 1992 a “riot” rather than an uprising or rebellion.