A crime of self-defense: Bernhard Goetz and the law on trial

1988; Association of College and Research Libraries; Volume: 26; Issue: 04 Linguagem: Inglês

10.5860/choice.26-2373

ISSN

1943-5975

Autores

George P. Fletcher,

Tópico(s)

Race, History, and American Society

Resumo

The popular press dubbed him subway vigilante: Bernhard Goetz, who on December 22, 1984, shot four black youths on a New York subway train when one of them asked for five dollars. Goetz claimed to have fired in self-defense, out of fear that the young men were about to rob him.

Referência(s)
Altmetric
PlumX