Acquittal of subway gunman Bernhard Goetz

Title

Acquittal of subway gunman Bernhard Goetz

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

17 Jun 1987

Year of production

1987

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Duration

00:02:51

Description

Report on the acquittal of Bernhard Goetz, dubbed the Subway Vigilante by the New York press, who shot four would-be robbers on a subway train in Mathattan in 1984. Curtis Sliwa, a Guardian Angel from New York, talks about how this is a success and how the victims were not innocent victims. Vernon Mason, lawyer for one of the victims, talks about media impact on the case. Defence lawyer Barry Slotnick sums up. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Vernon Mason; Barry Slotnick; Curtis Sliwa

Keywords

USA; Crime; Press; New York; Racism; Trials; Shooting; Personal safety; Robbery; Bernhard Goetz; Guardian Angels

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