Goetz
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Bernhard Goetz had become one of the most controversial people in America.
Four decades have passed since the Goetz shooting, yet the incident continues to resonate.
Mr. Williams uses interviews, news accounts and even pop culture to provide readers with a strong sense of the pervasive disorder and fear in Goetz’s New York.
Mr. Williams points out that “Goetz’s fear was legitimate. The city was unsafe.”
This is not to defend Goetz, a crank from whom even the National Rifle Association backed away.
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