On Fri, 13 Mar 2009 10:27:17 -0700, Paul Brandon wrote: >"Outside of a small circle of friends" Phil Ochs
The first lines in the above song are: |Look outside the window, there's a woman being grabbed |They've dragged her to the bushes and now she's being stabbed |Maybe we should call the cops and try to stop the pain |But Monopoly is so much fun, I'd hate to blow the game |And I'm sure it wouldn't interest anybody |Outside of a small circle of friends. But I have to admit to being unsure about the message that Paul is intending. He is saying that Kitty Genovese's death is no longer relevant to most people? Our petty interests trump the suffering and death of a person? For psychology, Kitty Genovese is of less importance than the work of Latane and Darley that was in response to her death? Or something else? I really don't understand. -Mike Palij New York University [email protected] >>On Mar 13, 2009, at 8:13 AM, Mike Palij wrote: >>Back on March 13, 1964, Kitty Genovese was attacked and >>killed. We now have a somewhat different view of the events >>surrounding her death, particularly the issue of "bystander apathy". >>For example, see: >>http://kewgardenshistory.com/ss-nytimes-3.html >> >>And others remember the event in their own way. For example, see: >>http://deathaday.blogspot.com/2008/03/march-13-kitty-genovese.html >> >>Of renewed relevance to younger folks, she plays a minor role in >>the "Watchmen" graphic novel: see: >>http://www.scifimoviepage.com/upcoming/previews/watchmen-2.html >> >>Make it "help a stranger" day. --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
