Get Involved
I remembered this case, but not as well as I thought. It was the classic one where witnesses didn't call the cops till much too late because they "didn't want to get involved". In addition, people at the time had to call the closest police station and get through the desk sergeant, part of the reason they didn't....her case resulted in the 911 system.
I'm gratified the author didn't interpret the case in terms of today's politics because Genovese was a lesbian living with her girlfriend. The killer himself said he chose her at random and knew nothing about her --something he'd done several times already but this time got caught. The case is meaningful enough in the context of its times and that's the reality it belongs to.
