Echoes of Genovese

In 1964, Kitty Genovese was murdered in a New York alleyway. The New York Times published a chilling report stating that 38 witnesses watched the brutal attack from their windows and did absolutely nothing to help. This single article birthed the famous psychological concept of the "e;Bystander Effect"e; and convinced a generation that urban humanity was inherently cold and apathetic. Echoes of ...