In Martin Ginsberg’s criticism essay “Thirty-eight who Saw Murder Didn’t Call the Police” tells the story of Kitty Genovese who was murdered on the streets by random bystander. The problem in the story did not lie on the murder itself but instead the thirty-eight people who watched it occur before their eyes. Ginsberg explains whether it’s required for citizens to help out in a situation at the own cost of their safety. Or at the very least give some sort of assistance to help the situation. “We went to the window to see what was happening,” he said, “but the lights from our bedroom made it difficult to see the street.” Despite people witnessing the brutal crime in front of them there was no assistance sent to help. This forces the reader to
