Bernhard Goetz
Bernhard Goetz is best known as the 'subway vigilante' who, in December 1984, shot four teenagers on a New York City subway after they attempted to rob him. The incident sparked national debate about self-defense, vigilantism, and crime in urban America. Goetz was charged with attempted murder but was acquitted of those charges, ultimately being convicted of a lesser offense related to illegal possession of a firearm. His case became a symbol of the struggle between personal safety and the rule of law in a crime-ridden city.
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Bernhard Goetz defended himself from a group of would-be robbers on a New York City subway car.
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