Some had very poor excuse to why they could not have called the police. For instance, there was one witness that said that he was “tired” and went back to bed. This was the one witness that had me believe that there are people without a warm heart or without an optimistic mind. Other witnesses said that they just did not wanted to get involve, others were scared and some just did not have any reason to why they didn’t call the police. In the essay it gives the duration of time the murderer took to actually finish off his victim.
Diffusion of responsibility is what happened in the apartment complex the night of Kitty’s murder. The tenants witnessed or heard her pleas for help, but not one of them stepped up to the plate. When it is known that others are around and are witnessing the same thing, it is less likely that one person is going to take the initiative to call the police when some one else could be doing that same thing. Social roles are the expected behaviors set on a person or a specific gender. Social roles of the people who witnessed the murder of Kitty Genovese were not held to what would be the norm, to call
Although he says he went inside, he also said he did not witness the murder, and he also described the scene after the murder wrong saying that Mr. Robinson fell off the chair once he reentered the room. Although this may have been true his story was not ever proven, there were no witnesses. The story which the other Indian man gives is not believable telling the jury that a friend of five years threatened to kill him if he told anyone. As an accused person himself, there would be no reason to wait till Tom’s trial. Why did he reenter the room where Mr. Robinson had been slain?
The Outsider: Theme When one does not follow society’s expectations, he or she can be judged negatively by others is a theme in The Outsider. In the novel, Meursault is judged by society because of his response to circumstances around him. Meursault is sentenced to death because society cannot accept his behaviour and his actions. His detachment from the outside world and his actions were what caused Meursault’s execution. Meursault’s detached personality is first shown when he showed no emotion at his mother’s funeral and how he did not know his mother’s age: “I [Meursault] hadn’t wanted to see mother, hadn’t cried once and I’d left straight after the funeral without paying my respects at her grave.” (86).
Ray symbolizes regret. He partially wanted to go to the police with Julie, but he didn't want his friend to go to jail. So he voted to keep it a secret. He was scared and bothered
My cousin didn’t show the typical signs of suicidal tendency, nor did he leave a note. He was just gone from us and the family has not been the same. The stigma that surrounds suicide is hardest on the survivors. The suicide reference library quotes historian Arnold Toynbee as writing, “There are always two parties to a death; the person who dies and the survivors who are bereaved”. Talking about suicide will not save every person with suicidal thought, however with time many can be helped,
Albert Camus is a ordinary man, who, without any real compelling reason, commits a murder, and his apparently insensitive reaction to it. This isn't because he is without feelings, but he was beginning to realize that life isn't everything that he had previously thought it to be. This series of events starts with he death of his mother, and although he loved her, he finds he does not experience much
His previous wife’s actions leave him no choice but to kill her. But as he is telling the agent about his wife’s death he appears nervous and tense. The use of caesura suggests that he is unsure of what to say next. He could not understand of his wife’s love for natural, simple things and her kindness she displays towards others he treated it with disdain. He could not gain command over his wife’s appreciation towards others that he thought it
The defendant appealed the manslaughter conviction on the grounds that he could not be liable for the victim’s death as he did not physically kill her. It could be argued that the defendant was right as the victim had been killed by police bullets and not his own. The police officers involved were also negligent as they were accused of taking out the light in the hallway which left them unable to see that the victim was in front of the defendant. The police were found to be negligent and were ordered to pay civil compensation to the victim’s family. However, his appeal was rejected as the defendant’s unlawful and dangerous act directed against the
Thus, he expresses his unconventional thoughts freely because he is indifferent of what others feel about his apathetic honesty. This is demonstrated in response to when Marie asks him when his mother has died. “[He] explain[s] that [his] mother [has] died. ‘When?’ she ask[s], and [he] [says], ‘Yesterday.’ She [makes] no remark, though [he] thought she [shrinks] away a little.” (14) She is disturbed by this honesty because he just dated her last night without grieving his mother; it’s socially unacceptable to not to grief for death of one’s parent, but Meursault believe that her mother death is not his fault and emotionally detach himself form that matter. Nonetheless, this honesty doesn’t complicate situation and she doesn’t mention about his mother again.