Elliot Williams revisits the subway vigilante, the 1984 New York City subway shooting involving Bernard Goetz.
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From Bernhard Goetz to Renee Good
Two books revisit the 1984 subway shooting and the “reasonable fear” defense.
Two new books return to the ’80s-era saga of Bernie Goetz to consider the 21st-century intersections of race, crime and ...
Elliot Williams, a CNN legal analyst and frequent commentator for other outlets, wrote “Five Bullets” about the 1984 subway shooting.
In 1984, a shooting on a New York City subway thrust Bernie Goetz into the center of the national spotlight. After opening ...
In his criminal trial, Goetz was acquitted of the most serious charges, including attempted murder. The defense persuaded the jury that Goetz’s self-incriminating statements to the police — “I was ...
The book was released Tuesday, Jan. 20, and Williams will be joined by Errol Louis at Greenlight Bookstore in Fort Greene on Feb. 11.
In Fear and Fury, historian Heather Ann Thompson revisits Bernhard Goetz's shooting of four Black teens — and explains how the incident reshaped criminal justice, national policy and media coverage.
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