Loading
Yanuki
KEYWORD TOPIC
Reasonable Fear: Revisiting the Bernhard Goetz Subway Shooting and Its Modern Echoes | The 1984 NYC Subway Vigilante: Self Defense or Racial Rage? | Reasonable Fear: Revisiting the Bernhard Goetz Subway Shooting and Its Modern Echoes | The 1984 NYC Subway Vigilante: Self Defense or Racial Rage?

Society / Crime

Reasonable Fear: Revisiting the Bernhard Goetz Subway Shooting and Its Modern Echoes

In 1984, Bernhard Goetz shot four Black teenagers on a New York City subway train, igniting a national debate about crime, race, gun rights, and vigilantism. Two new books, 'Five Bullets' by Elliot Williams and 'Fear and Fury' by Heather An...

‘Reasonable Fear,’ From Bernhard Goetz to Renee Good
Reasonable Fear: Revisiting the Bernhard Goetz Subway Shooting and Its Modern Echoes Image via Curbed
TOPIC bernie goetz

News / Crime

The 1984 NYC Subway Vigilante: Self Defense or Racial Rage?

In December 1984, Bernie Goetz, a white man, shot four Black teenagers on a New York City subway, sparking a national debate about self-defense, race, and justice. The case continues to resonate today, as explored in new books like Elliot W...

We’re Still Talking About Bernie Goetz After All These Years