By strange coincidence I've had a synchronistic visitation. Michael Sylvester's posting on Kitty Genovese came but a couple of days after a friend of mine sent me an e-mail about the same subject. (He had discussed the incident with me a couple of weeks back in relation to a psychological topic he is engaged in writing about.)Anyway, it turns out that there's a website that challenges some of the supposed facts about the incident: "What you think you know about the Kitty Genovese case might not be true." http://www.oldkewgardens.com/
I hope some TIPSters (yes, you Stephen!) will visit the site and give us your views. I know very little about the incident, and would be interested to know what people think about the points made there. Allen Esterson Former lecturer, Science Department Southwark College, London [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.human-nature.com/esterson/index.html http://www.butterfliesandwheels.com/articleprint.php?num=10 > The case of KG who was being mugged and left to die because no one would > come to her help has being explained from the point of view of "diffusion > of responsibity".Recently,a similar incident occured in Detroit,where > bystanders cheered a woman to jump over the bridge instead of helping her. > Some European countries have a Good Samaritan law where bystanders can > be charged with a criminal offense if they do not help someone.I understamd > that some States have already enacted such a law-with provisions that > would exempt the helper from any liability. > My question : would that kind of law and the consciousness of guilt > that it may impose lessen bystander apathy? > Michael Sylvester > Daytona Beach,Florida --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
