Bloomington High School South, The Gothic, 1985, Page 30

Description:	^^™Miscellaneous, etc.You dont lookso bad, so heresanother -GoetzOn December 22,1984, Bernard Goetzshot four black youths,leaving one paralyzedfrom the waist down.Goetz was notcharged by the firstgrand jury, but wasbrought before asecond when newevidence and eventscame to light. Hiscomments after theshooting were a majorpiece of evidence. Alawyer for theprosecution stated thatMr. Goetz said he sawno blood on the subject(Darrell Cabey). Atthat time, he told thesubject You dont lookso bad, heres another,and shot him a secondtime. This and otherevidence changedpublic opinion overGoetzs vigilantism.Other evidenceincluded the testimonyof victim Troy Cantelin the grand juryproceedings. He statedthat he did not demandfive dollars from Goetz,but in fact said,Mister, can you giveme five dollars.That and other newevidence changed thecontroversial courtcase. After all theevidence was weighed,Goetz was indicted oncounts of attemptedmurder, assault,reckless endangerment,and criminal possessionof a weapon, and wasdue to stand trial.This case made anissue of vigilantism, aspeople began to worrythat it may runrampant, as it did in the1880s.These fears wereagain aroused in May,1985, in an incident ata Texas high school.At Ft. Worths R. L.Paschal High School,four students werearrested for allegedacts of violence at thatschool.These students wereconnected to a groupknown as the Legion ofDoom, which has beenconnected to vandalismand arson at Paschal.The Legion of Doomconsists of all white, allmale students who arepredominately athletesand honor students.Their purpose is to ridthe Texas citys oldesthigh school of thievesand drugs.ti/tff&LMedia accuracyattacked in court suitsThe United Statespress was challenged onthree different issues ofpropriety and accuracyin 1984.Gen. WilliamWestmoreland suedbroadcasting giantColumbia BroadcastingService for adocumentary CBS didon the Vietnam war. Inthe drama, titled TheUncounted Enemy: AVietnam Deception,CBS implied thatWestmorelandwithheld and distortedfigures of the NorthVietnamese armystrength to gain morecontrol for the U.S.Army, possiblyprolonging the war.Westmoreland allegedthat these statementswere not true.The case endedwithout a verdict whenon the 65th day anagreement wasreached. Westmorelandended the trial inexchange for a CBSstatement saying thatWestmoreland hadfulfilled his patrioticduties as he saw them.Case two involvedIsraeli DefenseMinister Ariel Sharonand Time magazine.The issue involved wasa quote Time printedand Sharon deniedsaying. Time said thatthelsraeli Army wentto Sharon to askpermission to attack aPalestinian refugeecamp. Sharon said thiswas not true; the onlycomment he made wasto give permission tothe Army to go to thecamps. He claimed thatTime charged him withdirectly intending themassacre, and sued itfor libel. Both sidesclaimed victory, asTime was found guiltyof negligence, but notguilty of libel.The third case wasReverend Jerry Falwellversus Hustlerpublisher Larry Flynt.Flynt had printed asatirical article, whichFalwell said wasslanderous, and he wona $200,000 retributionfrom the courts.30 Student Life
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