Tape Shows at Least 10 Witnesses Ignoring Minnesota Woman's Cries for Help During Sexual Assault

www.foxnews.com ^ | 8/24/2007 | Associated Press

[IronKros]

ST. PAUL, Minn. — A security video from an apartment hallway shows at least 10 witnesses ignored a woman's cries for help for more than an hour as a man beat and sexually assaulted her, prosecutors in Minnesota said.

The surveillance video clearly showed men and women looking out their apartment doors or starting to walk down the hallway before retreating as the woman was assaulted for nearly 90 minutes, police spokesman Tom Walsh said.

[IronKros]

I am at a loss for words...

[Dante3]

Me too. Outrageous.

[ladyjane]

Kitty Genovese

[RayStacy]

Gives new meaning to “Neighborhood Crime Watch”.

[MEGoody]

Those who ignored this woman’s cries for help are guilty in the eyes of God, if not in the eyes of the law.

[petercooper]

Somali immigrant Rage Ibrahim...

[MarineDad]

...who claimed it was a “misunderstanding”

[goldstategop]

If there are a lot of people around, moral responsibility gets diffused because no one is accountable and every one assumes someone else will act first. No - none of those by-standers are innocent. They're culpable in the crime and God takes note of those who stand by while their brother's blood is being shed. I believe one has a positive duty to aid someone in trouble.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[Jersey Republican Biker Chick]

Minnesota, PING!!

[jdm]

I'm not so sure we're getting the whole story here. Some of the people who "retreated" may have retreated to call 911 and it just took 60-90 minutes for authorities to show up to help.

Furthermore, I don't know where you live, but where I live, if I call 911, I would be able to watch Gone With the Wind twice before anyone would show up. That's just how it is sometimes. Many people move very slow; they're not necessarily uncaring.

[Plains Drifter]

Liberals——Dems.

[alicewonders]

You are right. There is absolutely no excuse for this! It would not have put any of those by-standers in harm’s way to make a phone call! These other tenents must have condoned what this man, Ibrahim, was doing to this woman.

Doesn’t sound like a very nice apartment complex to live in, does it? I wonder if it is public housing?

[GBA]

Thanks, I couldn’t remember her name. History repeats itself again and again.

[IronKros]

Are you saying you would call 911 and then sit down to watch reruns of cheers while screams of pain and pleading for help are coming from outside your window?

How hard would it be to call 911 and then step outside?

[The Great RJ]

Apparently the religion of peace has no equivalent for the parable of the Good Samaritan.

[robertpaulsen]

"Somali immigrant Rage Ibrahim."

I wonder how he got the name "Rage"?

[Idaho Whacko]

Pffft, I’m not at a loss for words. This is the natural result of the nanny state mentality. Disarm yourself and others, and then when a neighbor needs help, you have a great excuse to do nothing and wait for the police. This is the nanny state folks, the liberal dream-world where you don’t have to do anything for anyone, just call Auntie Sam.

[enough_idiocy]

In some countries that’s true, like France, you have an affirmative duty to act. I’m not sure if good samaritan laws here would cover this.