Summary Of Thirty-Eight Who Saw Murder Didn T Call The Police
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04.12.2017
Thirty-Eight Who Saw Murder Didn't Call the Police: A Review The article describes the last moments of Catherine “Kitty” Genovese’s life that lead to her death; how she was attacked three times on her way home and eventually killed by the same assailant, and how the 38 people in her neighborhood who heard her cries for help did not intervene or call the police to her rescue. It also details the disappointment and confusion of the police who argues that the victim might have been saved if somebody had called to alert them when they noticed the first attack happening, and the apathetic reasoning of the neighbors that either saw or heard what had happened and failed to report the incident in time, indirectly causing the victim’s death. This passage from the article reflects exactly my thoughts and feelings about it, giving further proof that the victim’s death could have been prevented if only the police were promptly informed:
“The Kew Gardens slaying baffles him …show more content…
Although the assailant had been captured, the police were only called to the scene after the victim had died. It was as if those people had all assumed that because everybody can hear and see what was happening, somebody would act in behalf of everybody and help the victim; but what nobody had anticipated was that everybody thought the same, and thus nobody had acted to save the victim. Due to this article making worldwide headlines, the public was made aware of what was now known as the “Genovese Syndrome”, warning everybody of a bystander’s apathy- where, if a crowd is being addressed, individuals are less likely to act and be involved and would often think that it was somebody else’s responsibility to act, thus leading to
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04.12.2017
Thirty-Eight Who Saw Murder Didn't Call the Police: A Review The article describes the last moments of Catherine “Kitty” Genovese’s life that lead to her death; how she was attacked three times on her way home and eventually killed by the same assailant, and how the 38 people in her neighborhood who heard her cries for help did not intervene or call the police to her rescue. It also details the disappointment and confusion of the police who argues that the victim might have been saved if somebody had called to alert them when they noticed the first attack happening, and the apathetic reasoning of the neighbors that either saw or heard what had happened and failed to report the incident in time, indirectly causing the victim’s death. This passage from the article reflects exactly my thoughts and feelings about it, giving further proof that the victim’s death could have been prevented if only the police were promptly informed:
“The Kew Gardens slaying baffles him …show more content…
Although the assailant had been captured, the police were only called to the scene after the victim had died. It was as if those people had all assumed that because everybody can hear and see what was happening, somebody would act in behalf of everybody and help the victim; but what nobody had anticipated was that everybody thought the same, and thus nobody had acted to save the victim. Due to this article making worldwide headlines, the public was made aware of what was now known as the “Genovese Syndrome”, warning everybody of a bystander’s apathy- where, if a crowd is being addressed, individuals are less likely to act and be involved and would often think that it was somebody else’s responsibility to act, thus leading to