"EASY PREY"..("OR...SO THEY THOUGHT")

Now...............................................Here Is Guy............................Who The Bad Guys Thought Was An Easy Target
It Was In December.....22..1984.........................Skinny Bernard Goetz...37 Years Old...With Glasses On..........Was Riding On The New York Subway

The Car He Was In?........There Was Only Him......And Four Other Guys...Situated At The Other End Of The Subway Car.............They Happened To Spot Skinny Bernie... Sitting There.... All Alone
And As It Seemed To These Four Guys...He Looked To Be An Easy Target...Easy Prey

So...The Four Of Them Walked Over To Where Skinny Bernard Goetz Was Sitting
Two Got On One Side Of Him...The Other Two?..On His Other Side
One Of Them...With A Gleam In His Eyes... And A Smirk On His Face.... Said To Skinny Bernie...Sitting There
"Give Me Five Dollars"
Bernie Said Back..."What Did You Say?"....The Reply Again Was..."Give Me Five Dollars"
Well...Mr Goetz Gave Them Six............But It Wasnt................ Six Dollars
Ole Skinny Bernard Goetz.... Pulled Out His Gun....And Shot The Four Of Them
Unloading... Until There Were No More Bullets
Vlearly....Here Was A Person.... Who Had..Had Enough...And Wasnt Going To Take It Anymore


(Oh...And By The Way........Just Three Years Before In New York City? ...Bernard Goetz.... Was Attacked Robbed..And....Beaten Severely By Three Attackers
And Thrown Through A Plate Glass Window)

After That..He Had Applied For A Permit To Carry A Gun...............And............ Was Denied

So.....For Three Years?...Bernard Goetz... Carried A Gun Illegally
And Three Years Later?...It Came In Very Handy

He Was Charged With... Four Counts Of Attempted Murder...Plus Various Other Charges
The Jury...Consisting Of 9 Whites...2 Blacks...And 1 Latino
Unanimously..Voted For Acquittal
He Was Found Guilty Of... Possesion Of An Illegal Fire Arm......(And Received.... 6 Months)

Heh.......One Must Be Able To Protect Ones Self

No Matter.........The Way

(Moral Of This Story?)

"Be Careful... Who You Pick ....To Prey Upon"