[Blue Jays]

Hi SerpentDove-

Kitty Genovese Syndrome is also known as bystander apathy. It is a psychological phenomenon where persons are less likely to intervene in an emergency situation when others are present than when they are alone. The name comes from Kitty Genovese, a woman whose murder was witnessed by nearly forty people in 1964. Each of the witnesses thought that "someone else" was contacting the police or somehow lending assistance. She died of multiple stab wounds.

~ Blue Jays ~

[SerpentDove]

Wow! Thanks!

(Yikes)

[luvbach1]

Kitty Genovese syndrome is basically "I don't want to get involved" syndrome.

[S0122017]

Hi SerpentDove- Kitty Genovese Syndrome is also known as bystander apathy. It is a psychological phenomenon where persons are less likely to intervene in an emergency situation when others are present than when they are alone. The name comes from Kitty Genovese, a woman whose murder was witnessed by nearly forty people in 1964. Each of the witnesses thought that "someone else" was contacting the police or somehow lending assistance. She died of multiple stab wounds. ~ Blue Jays ~

Nowadays it is undoubtedly caused by watching TV. People are too used to WATCHING horrors taking place. And people are never taught how to respond in such situations, lets say in shools or something, only how to have sex in X different ways and how to memorise a list of words and forget about it the moment the test is finished. I sincerely believe the used to have better education in the ancient times..