Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-05-04 05:52:10 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 6B290656A53780E1BF4C7C4843AF8BE94DFE2B3584FC633023DD4B307BA0D168
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Original Note:
Studies on the "bystander effect" are mixed at best, and often there are too many variables to say one way or the other: https://web.archive.org/web/20190510231740/https://nscr.nl/en/bystander-blijkt-wel-degelijk-in-actie-te-komen-bij-ruzie-op-straat/ https://eprints.lancs.ac.uk/id/eprint/134891/1/Would_I_be_Helped_Cross_National_CCTV_Footage_Shows_That_Intervention_Is_the_Norm_in_Public_Conflicts_Postprint.pdf The Kitty Genovese case, which gave rise to the concept, WAS an instance of police covering up their inaction and failures: https://www.npr.org/2016/06/16/482313144/the-witness-exposes-the-myths-misconceptions-of-kitty-genoveses-murder https://www.thecut.com/2016/04/how-the-false-story-of-kitty-genovese-s-murder-went-viral.html Ergo, not misleading, NNN
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