i m embarrassed to say that but that s my belief, they caved to public pressure. part of the new evidence the prosecutors kept secret was the testimony of james ramser. he refused to testify before the first grand jury because he wasn t granted immunity. now he had immunity and he was going to tell his version of events. i can t believe the district attorney is going to base a second grand jury on somebody like ramser. he admitted they were on their way to commit a crime but insisted goetz was never threatened by the youths. there was no meeting of the minds with respect to the other kids. and as far as he knew of they
were still seated. he said he could not account for their whereabouts in the car. jurors were informed shooting victim james ramser was arrested for raving and robbing a woman in his apartment complex. his only reaction. we never said he was an angel. the truth has to come out anyway. whether the grand jury indicts him or not. the story will come aught. the indictment came a day after goetz refused to take the stand. a grand jury indicted bernard gets today. should he be charged with attempted murder in the second attempted murder in the second degree, goetz would face 25 there are ordinary eggs.
being considered for the bernard goetz case. when goetz entered, 10% of those people, maybe more, applaud. he was clearly a hero to some of the people who would be con tell plated potentially as his jury. it was polarizing. heighter you were either you were for the quote-unquote vigilante, bernard goetz. or you felt he violated the civil rights of the four young men he shot. april 27, 1955. 1985, bernard goetz got his day in court. there was constant protests on both sides. you had suppor supporters of bed goetz.
found guilty of rape, roddy, sodomy, sexual abuse, criminal use of a firearm and possession of stolen property. he rape two people that i know of. one being my cousin. she pointed him out. he violated her violently. he raped a pregnant woman and he received 25 years. he was incarcerated by the time jury selection was set to begin. finding an impartial jury would be a major obstacle. there are very few cases with a high publicity content such as the bernard goetz case does. i found out we were only
them. he told the jiewrtdy in the subway car goetz was a vigilante, an emotional powdered keg obsessed with crime. we went around the room and everybody got to have their say. what were they thinking and feeling. i remember we were very divided. another jurors had come to decide goetz pa fate. the jury acquitted bernard goetz on all major charges of the shooting the four teens. he was convicted of only one minor weapons charge. in the courtroom and delivering the verdict was one of the most of incredibly intense moments i have ever been witness to. the tension amongst the recorders. the judge, the attorneys, goetz,