Critical Reading: On the Philly Train Assault, the myth of Kitty Genovese, and the importance of waiting for more information

On Monday, SEPTA’s police chief made a stunning and scathing announcement: That a train full of people witnessed a sexual assault, didn’t intervene, didn’t call 9-1-1, and some filmed instead of helping. This all seemed like the Kitty Genovese story that many of us have read about. The Kitty Genovese story Here is how The … Read more

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