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The original case was just bullshit made up by a bored journalist.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Kitty_Genovese
In 2007, an article in the American Psychologist found “no evidence for the presence of 38 witnesses, or that witnesses observed the murder, or that witnesses remained inactive”.
He fucked up dropping out as well as everything else. People can still vote 🪱 in a bunch of states.