Hand-waving at evil

In the early morning hours of March 13, 1964, a woman named Kitty Genovese was raped and stabbed to death mere steps away from her apartment building in New York City. The case is famous because her cries for help were heard by many of her neighbors, who did little to help. One man is said to have shouted "let that girl alone" out his window, causing the attacker to flee for a moment. But when no one actually came outside to Genovese's aid, the murderer

In the early morning hours of March 13, 1964, a woman named Kitty Genovese was raped and stabbed to death mere steps away from her apartment building in New York City. The case is famous because her cries for help were heard by many of her neighbors, who did little to help. One man is said to have shouted "let that girl alone" out his window, causing the attacker to flee for a moment. But when no one actually came outside to Genovese's aid, the murderer returned and raped her as she lay dying.…