Post by almagata on Oct 23, 2016 9:53:13 GMT
The murder of Kitty Genovese March 13, 1964 ended up being a media firestorm because the New York Times published a story saying that 38 people witnessed the murder and did not bother to call the police because the did not want to get involved.
Winston Moseley was identified as a suspect and charged with the crime and sentenced to death but that was commuted to life in prison.
Moseley committed another series of crimes when he escaped from custody on March 18, 1968, for which he received two additional 15-year sentences. He died in prison in 2016 having been one of the longest serving inmates in the New York State prison system. (So many prison escapes during this time)
The brother of Kitty Genovese made a documentary called "The Witness" about the case which discounted the reporting of witness in action. The documentary was critical of the poor reporting done by multiple news agencies including the New York Times, New York Post and 60 minutes. "The Witness" is on Netflix.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Kitty_Genovese#Perpetrator
I have questions about why major news agencies would want to publish or air stories about witness apathy and people not wanting to get involved. There also were episodes of popular TV shows like "All in the Family" that included episodes on the same subject.
Winston Moseley was identified as a suspect and charged with the crime and sentenced to death but that was commuted to life in prison.
Moseley committed another series of crimes when he escaped from custody on March 18, 1968, for which he received two additional 15-year sentences. He died in prison in 2016 having been one of the longest serving inmates in the New York State prison system. (So many prison escapes during this time)
The brother of Kitty Genovese made a documentary called "The Witness" about the case which discounted the reporting of witness in action. The documentary was critical of the poor reporting done by multiple news agencies including the New York Times, New York Post and 60 minutes. "The Witness" is on Netflix.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Kitty_Genovese#Perpetrator
I have questions about why major news agencies would want to publish or air stories about witness apathy and people not wanting to get involved. There also were episodes of popular TV shows like "All in the Family" that included episodes on the same subject.
