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Author: Michael Edward Loftus Sr

CAUTION – The myths and nonsense
The Kitty Genovese Syndrome and yells "Fire!"
Debunking bad crime Escape Plan

Winston Moseley attacked and stabbed 24 years, Kitty Genovese at 3 am in the streets of Kew Gardens, near his home in the Queens New York March 11, 1964. A neighbor asked her screams, shouting, causing Moseley to flee, but quickly returned to the rape of Defense, bleeding and stabbing his wife until death. Her subsequent screams throughout the 30 minutes test has fallen on deaf ears of 38 of their neighbors. That is not the neighbor who had once screamed, no one has risen only a finger to help or even call the police.

A national media have erupted during the fury of neighbors surprising apathy but refused confusing to explain their behavior.

Sprouting from this impasse, some commentator elaborated a system of this kind of apathy in the future, all outdoor Crime victims should yell "fire" instead of "Help! Police!" Presumably, apathetic neighbors who fear the spread of a fire in your house and call the fire department, fire trucks and to leave the abuser.

Not tested
Although never tested for feasibility studies, and despite the rarity of this apathy, this notion Goofy I grew up in a certain "wisdom" still taught today by many so called experts on crime. This so-called emergency maneuver escaped any serious examination of its logic – or lack thereof – of 44 years. Until now.

No wonder that shouts "fire" has even been reported as a success from time to time. Not because it is a smart strategy, but because everything that the assistance had been summoned along with all the media – regardless of its wording. Most bystanders are not indifferent; and at least start hollering, turning the porch lights, Honking horns, etc. – and, of course, call the police. predators almost always prefer a secret so that the attention of passers usually scares them.

Furthermore, most of the houses are not built in close collaboration with the other are not vulnerable to a spreading fire. Thus, most of the time, shouting "Fire!" no sense.

Finally, the cliffs are still in a risky situation, but try to bluff the audience in search of his Life is beyond insanity. Trying to manipulate the fire with a shadow when you want to really be saved for a crime adds to the confusion to a dangerous crisis. Transients was reported that often when they can not see any fire where they assume the woman yelling "Fire!" drunkenly asleep or fighting with his "friend" – and not his after all.

Why risk confusing your potential rescuers when you're in trouble? A life threatening emergency is not the time for a stupid question Bet. Instead, it only has to identify its exact position by shouting "Help! Police!"

MORE UNDER THE "SYNDROME Genovese"
Only one viewer can or not intervene to save a stranger – depending on many factors such as degree of risk, capacity, etc, but most people at least call the police.

Several bystanders, other factors come into play as well you know each other, and he feels shame for not doing – for at least call the police and / or the creation of a noise (perhaps from a safe distance) to deter criminals.

Moreover, in "The Tipping Point: How Little Things can make a big difference "Malcolm Gladwell wrote that Colombia psychologists Bibb Latane and John Darley of New York University studied indifference to the viewer Genovese case (also known as the "syndrome of Genoa) and found that those most affected" to help conduct "is the number of people witness an event.

The largest group, most of the responsibility of each person is free. Cree that the entire world others will help, or if you are not helping, is not really a problem. They are cruel and insensitive, they feel less responsibility to act. Ironically, Darley and Latane say Kitty Genovese was attacked with a single spectator in the vicinity could easily have been saved.

NOW THAT THE
Years later, A survey has revealed the reason for the apathy of the final unfortunate neighbors – Genovese has a reputation for promiscuity neighborhood. In 2004, the 40th anniversary of death by Genovese, Dr. Tina Trent wrote in the Atlanta Journal Constitution, "Although témoins'38 have been in your house, not a courtroom, they found the victim, not her attacker, and were sentenced to death. "

Thus, while the justification for yelling "Fire!" Goofy advice from the outset, we can add the group to disseminate psychological self-contempt and moral right to bury the foolish than ever.

LESSONS LEARNED
Do not call the dogcatcher to extinguish a fire, do not call an ambulance to tow your vehicle, and did not yell "Fire!" When they are attacked. Instead, yelling "Help! Police!"

[However, surveys of a false fire alarm deterred an offender can be effective in some cases - such as being pursued through a hotel hallway. Shouting "Help! Police!" While you spend hammering out the door and pull a fire alarm lever - make as much noise as possible. I hope people treat you like Kitty Genovese.]

RESCUE
Ultimately, however, your first line of defense should not be the availability of the wildly unpredictable helpful bystanders or police or firefighters to rescue you. You must save! Because when seconds count – police minutes!

Now, if Kitty Genovese had the opportunity to read the opinion you are about to learn, it might well have escaped virtually unscathed. But, unfortunately, crime, safety, Security.com not there at the moment. Modern "noise" there is not yet either (though the first whistles are enough – if committed by a small chain of beads metal rather than a power cord that can be used to strangle), pepper, or exist at the time. Today, however, you are following the strategy – And modern – to escape his fate Kitty.

SET YOUR LIMITS
Never turn your back on anyone they can trust – one that invites attack you will not see coming. If it starts to approach you, aggressive, putting a hand in his pocket, as if a weapon ready, raise your hand in another "STOP!" gesture, and asked fiercely "Excuse me!" (Add all the curses and bad potential threat.)

Better yet, a pepper spray noisemaker and visible loan. His mere presence visible in May and deter an attack.

If you continue to you – is your early warning sign that is likely to be a predator – if you can escape and / or activate your noisemaker and use their pepper spray.

Of fight or flight "are the two options popular. Theory of martial arts tend to deliver added to the mix. I added two other options: the blade and the position, and aligned with the guidelines for the FBI (and to clarify terminology clumsy FBI).

A victim of five options: (see sidebar for more resources details):
1. Position: You present a difficult target (predators prefer easy prey). If that does not work:
2. Flee the most obvious, would not be possible. If no:
3. Trick: turn them off for a verbal confrontation and maneuvering in the direction of the leak. If this does not:
4. The abandonment and hope for the best, or, preferably, as a prelude to a flight, may be promoted by:
5. Fighting like a mad dog to enable his escape. And stunning performance.

It is impossible to anticipate chaos panic threat of a coup, forcing half a second between life and death decisions. However, to understand your options and your intuition to choose an option.

IMPROVING YOUR OPTIONS
Pepper and a noisemaker greatly improve visibly ready their first choice – a difficult assignment as a target – and probably deter a predator immediately. Your fifth option – Fight against – is increasing.

Ultimately, however, ultimately Kitty Genovese, the situation has contributed to a better understanding dynamics and options in a nightmare too: a woman facing a monster. Now they know how to rescue you.

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