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Kitty Genovese’s Attack in Novel Form
The building where Kitty Genovese was stabbed in Kew Gardens, Queens NYC Anyone who has lived in New York City knows the name Kitty Genovese. Even if not living in 1964 during the fatal attack on Ms. Genovese, the legend is strong. If not familiar with t from The Bookshop Blog Read more »
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British troops told not to wear uniforms outside bases after yesterday’s attack in London
The twisted punchline here is that the victim yesterday wasn’t wearing a uniform. The two degenerates who murdered him apparently targeted him because they saw him entering or exiting a barracks. There’s the next move, presumably — evacuate the barracks from Hot Air Read more »
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Act if you suspect dodgy behaviour in your area
In the early hours of March 13, 1964, Kitty Genovese, aged 29 years was returning home after a finishing a shift in a bar. She parked her car less than 100m from her apartment in Queens, New York. As she was walking towards her apartment a sexual predato from Rotorua Daily Post Read more »
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Kathleen Parker: Danger of becoming a bystander
The recent rape conviction of two teenagers, one of whom also distributed a photo and sent cruel text messages about their victim, has captured the bystander effect in graphic and nauseating detail. The bystander effect is the psychological term coined a from Burlington Free Press Read more »
