Question: Was Kitty Genovese's neighborhood a state of terror?
Why?
Why not?
Does the concept of a state of terror make any sense?
Why?
Why not?
See the NYT article 2016, re how they had grossly exaggerated the event.
What kinds of things does that do to Bobbitt's account in Shield? Seems to me it pretty much queers it!
If you take a look at the Wikipedia article, queers it even more.
If you take a look at the Wikipedia article, queers it even more.
Is the NYT revelation a sudden change in the verdict of history, on the callousness of the citizens of Queens, a verdict of guilt on American urban society in general?
"Clearly, both the Times and its readers--as well as dozens of other newspapers around the country--took their obligation to stay informed about world, national and local affairs much more seriously in 1937 than they do today." DK recent post
Clearly and certainly not as truthfully, seriously, or informatively, at least by 1964, either, shall we say....
Maybe Bobbitt can address all this complicated confusion.....
Interestingly enough, re law enforcement and justice in America and in New York, is the case of Alvin Williams, who had been charged with another murder which Moseley, Genovese's killer, had actually done instead. Moseley was actually called as a witness in Williams first trial, testified to things only the killer of that other girl could have known, and the jury was hung.
Did the state drop the case against Williams, and properly charge Moseley instead, based on his testimony at Williams' trial?
No!
The state re tried Williams instead, and he was convicted at his re trial of a murder which Moseley had committed, and which the state was on obvious notice that he had committed rather than Williams. The article does not say what ever happened to Williams.
You would have thought that that was a news worthy subject for the NYT back then, too!
That was actually the bigger story than Genovese, frankly, then or now, and the NYT more or less passes over it in 2016 as an aside!
Maybe Williams was electrocuted for Moseley's other murder!
This seems to be a fitting 'verdict of history' on Bobbitt's Kitty Genovese Chapter!
That was actually the bigger story than Genovese, frankly, then or now, and the NYT more or less passes over it in 2016 as an aside!
Maybe Williams was electrocuted for Moseley's other murder!
This seems to be a fitting 'verdict of history' on Bobbitt's Kitty Genovese Chapter!
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