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On Sun, Jul 14, 2013 at 9:43 AM, Louis Proyect <l...@panix.com> wrote: > >> Again, the facts surrounding the altercation seem unclear, thus the >> defense was able to establish doubt in the minds of the jurors, who, being >> all white, were obviously inclined to give the defendant the benefit of >> said doubt. >> > > If a Black had killed a white in similar circumstances, an all-white jury > would have returned a guilty verdict. This was a similar case: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/**Bernhard_Goetz<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernhard_Goetz> > > Bernhard Hugo Goetz (born November 7, 1947) shot four young men who he > said were trying to mug him on a New York City Subway train, resulting in > his conviction for illegal possession of a firearm. He came to symbolize > New Yorkers' frustrations with the high crime rates of the 1980s. The > incident sparked a nationwide debate on race and crime in major cities, and > the legal limits of self-defense. > > The incident occurred on a 2 train in Manhattan on December 22, 1984. > Goetz fired an unlicensed revolver five times, seriously wounding all four. > He surrendered to police nine days later and was eventually charged with > attempted murder, assault, reckless endangerment, and several firearms > offenses. A jury found him not guilty of all charges except an illegal > firearms possession count, for which he served two-thirds of a one-year > sentence. One of the shot men became a paraplegic as a result of his injury > and obtained a civil judgement of $43 million against Goetz. > > Goetz was dubbed the "Subway Vigilante" by the New York press, and was > both praised and vilified in the media and in public opinion. The incident > has been cited as a contributing factor to the groundswell movement against > urban crime and disorder, and successful National Rifle Association > campaigns to loosen restrictions on the concealed carrying of firearms. > > > http://www.organizingupgrade.com/index.php/component/k2/item/996-the-zimmerman-trial-when-the-prosecution-is-the-defense ________________________________________________ Send list submissions to: Marxism@greenhouse.economics.utah.edu Set your options at: http://greenhouse.economics.utah.edu/mailman/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
