Kitty Genovese

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Many incidents go by without people even noticing, and this causes so many people to get hurt. When people just stand by and not help someone in need, it shows the impact of society on them. They don't help because they think someone else will do it or that they would be the odd one out. Incidents like the Kitty Genovese Incident have proved that others will stand by and just watch someone else be stabbed because they think someone else will help her. Or they don't want to get hurt themselves. You would think that someone would have called for help or helped her themselves, but due to society's pressure to turn the other cheek, incidents like these happen.
Even though this was in the 1960’s, situations like this still happen today. A high

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