Kitty Genovese and “Bystander Apathy”
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The Importance of Leaving a Crime to the Past
Kenny Genovese was stabbed to death by a man who sexually assaulted her. Neighbors saw the attack and called police, but not everyone acted heroically. Author Kevin Cook says that Kenny didn't die alone; she died in the arms of someone brave enough to rush blindly into the scene of her murder.
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