On the New York City subway, Bernhard Goetz, a 37-year-old white male, shoots four young Black men after they surround him and ask for $5. After wounding three of the unarmed men, Goetz pointed his gun at 18-year-old Darrell Cabey, who was not wounded but cowering terrified in the subway car, and said, “You don’t look too bad, here’s another.” Goetz then shot Cabey in the back, severing his spinal cord. Three of the youths recovered, but Cabey was paralyzed and suffered permanent brain damage.
Goetz, who fled the scene of the crime, turned himself in to police in New Hampshire nine days later. During his subsequent interrogation, Goetz admitted on videotape that when one of the threatening young men smirked at him, he wanted to “kill them all.” The racially motivated shooting caused considerable controversy in New York and around the country, especially after Goetz pleaded innocent to charges of attempted murder in the subsequent criminal trial.
Goetz’s lawyers argued that the men were trying to rob him and that he was only acting in self-defense, while the prosecution maintained that the four young men were merely panhandling. The case proved particularly divisive in New York City, where racial tensions were high. In 1987, Goetz was cleared of murder and assault charges, but was convicted of illegal gun possession and served 250 days in prison. In April 1996, Darrell Cabey won a civil lawsuit against Goetz and was awarded $43 million by a Bronx jury. Goetz declared bankruptcy soon after the rulings.
In 2001, Goetz made an unsuccessful bid for New York City mayor. In 2013 he was charged with trying to sell marijuana to an undercover police officer. The charges were dismissed by a judge in September 2014 for lack of a speedy trial.
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And he was perfectly justified in his actions. ALL of the “yutes” posed a threat to him….even the one “cowering”.
He was TRAPPED in a subway with no escape, shooting them was a reasonable action. And the jury agreed. The
ONLY charge he was convicted of was criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree…. a charge that doesn’t exist in most free locations. Even OWNING the gun in NYC without the proper permission is enough to get you imprisoned. ALL FOUR of the defendants had prior criminal convictions and admitted they were on the subway
en route to commit a robbery. The ONLY regrets anyone should ever have over this case is that the four violent parasites weren’t permanently removed from society.
Nope. At the very least, that last shot “you don’t look too bad, here’s another” wasn’t justified.
oh yeah, think of the problems that would have been solved if he finished this criminal off.
He was still acquitted of those charges. No mention of the sharpened screwdriver used to assist the “panhandling”.
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Bernie was a hero of mine for a long time . A man who nutted up and shot four vermin .
A tip of the hat and a lift of the lid to you Bernie.
Hmmmm…..,a 1000 Bernard’s would go a long way towards solving the black olives matter/antifi issues.
Take home message – the police should ONLY hear YOUR side of the story when all is said and done.
With your lawyer present.
Bernard got shit done
Dindu’s IQ dropped from 80 to 70. Such a tragic loss for the Space Program.