The Nation : Goode Defends Actions

Philadelphia Mayor W. Wilson Goode said that he did not believe he would or should be charged with crimes for his handling of a violent clash last May 13 with the radical cult MOVE in which police bombed a row house, killing 11 of the group’s members and igniting a blaze that destroyed two city blocks. “I do not feel I will be indicted; I do not feel there is a reason to do so,” said Goode, speaking at his first news conference since a special investigating panel last week accused the mayor and aides of “gross negligence” and suggested that a grand jury investigate the incident further.