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Feelings Got In The Way “For more than half an hour 38 respectable, law abiding citizens […] watched a killer stalk and stab a woman [Kitty Genovese] in three separate attacks in Kew Gardens. […] Not one person telephoned the police during the assault […]” (Gansberg 175). Gansberg, author of “38 Who Saw Murder Didn’t Call Police” has great disdain towards those who could’ve helped Miss Genovese, but didn’t. I agree with Gansberg’s perspective, for no one should let his/her feelings get in the way of calling the police or giving help. This is shown through feelings of fear and apathy as well as acts of unwillingness. The connotation of fear is a feeling of alarm towards an unfavorable outcome. The connotation of apathy is a lack of interest towards something important. The denotation of unwillingness is to be hesitant or reluctant to do something. All three factors prevented those 38 citizens from calling the police. The first factor that prevented some of the residents of Kew Gardens from calling the police or giving help was their feeling of fear. On the night of the murder,“[…] Miss Genovese had crawled to the back of the building, where the […] doors to the apartment house held out hope for safety” (Gansberg, 177). Kitty’s chances at obtaining safety on her own were poor due to her injuries. If someone had helped her, her chance at safety would’ve been greater: “ ‘If we had been called when he first attacked, the woman might not be dead now’ ”(Gansberg 176) notes Assistant Chief Inspector Frederick M.
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