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Ash Kelley

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
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Morbid
The Murder of Kitty Genovese

Clearly not.

Morbid
The Murder of Kitty Genovese

Or that an entire neighborhood had been literally fucking traumatized by her death and would carry with them the burden of inaction, however unfairly it had been put upon them.

Morbid
The Murder of Kitty Genovese

What mattered to him, the only thing that mattered, was that people maintained their fear and outrage that drove them to pick up his articles.

Morbid
The Murder of Kitty Genovese

Instead of another paper.

Morbid
The Murder of Kitty Genovese

Like, that's unbelievable.

Morbid
The Murder of Kitty Genovese

The lack of ethics, the lack of empathy.

Morbid
The Murder of Kitty Genovese

Yeah.

Morbid
The Murder of Kitty Genovese

Hello?

Morbid
The Murder of Kitty Genovese

Yep.

Morbid
The Murder of Kitty Genovese

Hello?

Morbid
The Murder of Kitty Genovese

Hello?

Morbid
The Murder of Kitty Genovese

In the weeks that followed, subsequent articles appeared in different newspapers like all over the place addressing the so-called problem of urban apathy.

Morbid
The Murder of Kitty Genovese

Did they put him on the cover of those?

Morbid
The Murder of Kitty Genovese

Rosenthal wrote in a March 28th article, experts in human behavior, such as psychiatrists and sociologists, seemed as hard put as anyone else to explain the inaction of witnesses.

Morbid
The Murder of Kitty Genovese

Citing no one in particular, Rosenthal went on to say most of the witnesses in attempting to explain their inaction said they did not want to get involved.

Morbid
The Murder of Kitty Genovese

So he didn't cite anyone as saying that.

Morbid
The Murder of Kitty Genovese

But he just said everybody said that.

Morbid
The Murder of Kitty Genovese

Except people had gotten involved.

Morbid
The Murder of Kitty Genovese

Right.

Morbid
The Murder of Kitty Genovese

Somebody yelled out their window.