The Bystander Effect: The Death Of Kitty Genovese

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In The Bystander Effect, I was surprised when the male actor directly asked for help no one did. People looked directly at the actor and did nothing. As in the previous video, I was surprised by the sheer avoidance that was presented in The Bystander Effect: The Death of Kitty Genovese. I was surprised that even in the isolated idea of an apartment where they could not directly observe their neighbors doing nothing no one called the police. I would say I failed in middle school. I was a shy kid and there was a student who was being bullied and I’ve never forgotten that I never said anything to her about it. I spoke with a teacher or told other students to stop. I know I never said anything to other students because the entire student

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