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From: del@wuphys.UUCP (Dave de Lake)
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Subject: Re: Re: Re: Let's Goetz serious (long due to NY Times article).
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Date: Wed, 23-Jan-85 18:28:30 EST
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> > I assume you are once again referring to Bernhard Goetz when you say idiots
> > running around shooting people etc. etc.  At least that type of person does
> > not inflict bodily harm for kicks.  Why can't you screaming bleeding heart
> > liberals realize that Goetz did what he thought he had to do not what you
> > wanted him to do.
> ...
> > 							Joseph M. Dakes
> 
> This is a myth.  He intended to kill all four of the punks.  He shot two of
> them in the back as they were running away.
> 
> This does *not* mean that I have sympathy for the four boys.  I agree that
> their injuries signify no great loss to society.  However, Goetz's actions
> mean that people will be more likely to negotiate with a gun in the future,
> and this IS a great loss to society.
> ---

No, the really great loss to society occurred when
Goetz saw the criminal justice system fail miserably
and felt that the only way to obtain "justice" was
to take matters into his own hands.

Goetz's actions were a product of his environment; not
the other way around.



			Dave

This does not represent the opinions of my lizards,
house plants, brain cells, or any other lunatics here

			@The Compton Asylum