About this episode
The episode discusses the controversial figure Bernie Goetz and the implications of his actions in a 1984 subway shooting incident.
Who remembers Bernie Goetz? Who remembers his victims? Or was Bernie Goetz the victim—the subway shooter who, back in 1984, fired at four black teenagers in a crowded subway car in Manhattan because he felt ... The post Fear and Fury appeared first on Open Source with Christopher Lydon .
People in this episode
Host: Christopher Lydon
Topics covered
- subway shooting
- Bernie Goetz
- victimhood
- race relations
- 1980s crime
- urban violence
Keywords
- Bernie Goetz
- subway shooting
- 1984
- victims
- race
- urban crime
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Manhattan
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