alternative so young people would join us and not the gangs. but without weapons. goetz became an overnight celebrity. on his first day of freedom he was spot at a diner in new jersey. how did you recognize him? the hair and the glasses. did you want him to be in your diner? i have no objection. what is he in your eyes, a hero or villain? i think he s a hero. i would have done the same thing. i hope he runs for president. bernard goetz had been a nobody. then all of a sudden he was number one second to none. the 19 is in a coma and breathing with the aid of a respirator. he was pair lied when he was
of caving in to public pressure. 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
persuade the jury that bernard goetz acted in self-defense. a complicated feat. somewhat slotnick showed at the what slotnick showed at the trial is would a reasonable person have reasonable fear that his life was in danger or he would be harmed. it was about to become an abyss. no one made a sound. not a whisper. they were fascinated on what they heard on the tape-recording. police played a tape of an interview he gave the concord police. he sound nervous, but was fired up to tell his story. sight was an expose of an anguished man in emotional and
for the first time since that fateful night, the teenager who asked bernard goetz for the $5 and bernard goetz came face to face. he was asked questions to reveal the criminal history of a shoplifter and petty thief. he admitted his friends were carrying screwdrivers but he was not. the teens intended to use the screwdrivers to break into video machines. he testified his hands were empty, he had no screwdrivers and no weapons. and as far as he remembers the
you have people on the other side against goetz. led by al sharpton. we hope he gets convicted because he presiewsmed because they were black that they are criminals. we provided security for bernard goetz so he could get safely to the court. i could see in the faces and minds of the general population who used the subways. they were somewhat torn now. they started taking sides based on the color of their skin. i will be prosecuting those four thugs that meant to do hill ill will and rob him. jurors heard the opening statements. the prosecutor argued that he did not act reasonably. that there were alternatives available to him. the defense would have to persuade the jury that bernard