By Free Republic | Created at 2024-12-24 02:00:35 | Updated at 2024-12-24 16:50:41
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Critics Say Bystanders Stood by While Illegal Migrant Allegedly Burned Woman to Death on NYC Subway: ‘Daniel Penny Effect’
New York Post ^
Posted on 12/23/2024 5:49:09 PM PST by nickcarraway
New Yorkers were up in arms Monday one day after an illegal Guatemalan immigrant allegedly burned a sleeping straphanger to death aboard a Brooklyn subway train — while bystanders did nothing.
Horrifying video footage of the incident shows at least three gawkers — one of them seen filming the shocking fatal blaze on his phone — and an NYPD cop standing outside the subway car as flames engulfed the unidentified victim after the Sunday morning attack.n Nobody came to her aid,” said Guardian Angels founder and community activist Curtis Sliwa. “There’s no doubt that people don’t want to get involved. It’s the Daniel Penny factor. It’s frozen people. They’re saying to themselves: ‘I don’t want to get jammed up like Penny.
“People should have been running over to the woman on fire. They did nothing. They said nothing,” Sliwa said, calling the reluctance of bystanders to intervene “the Daniel Penny effect.”
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: New York
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1 posted on 12/23/2024 5:49:09 PM PST by nickcarraway
To: nickcarraway
It’s also a norm to stand by and do nothing, unless somebody steps forward. Then everybody steps forward.
2 posted on 12/23/2024 5:50:26 PM PST by Jonty30 (Genghis Khan did not have the most descendants. His father had more. )
To: nickcarraway
It’s also a norm to stand by and do nothing, unless somebody steps forward. Then everybody steps forward.
Critics who say that the removal of the second amendment will result in people nobly stepping forward to lend a hand are talking out of thin air.
3 posted on 12/23/2024 5:51:21 PM PST by Jonty30 (Genghis Khan did not have the most descendants. His father had more. )
To: nickcarraway
Nothing new here. The Kitty Genovese mentality still reigns supreme.
4 posted on 12/23/2024 5:53:49 PM PST by Responsibility2nd (Climate Change is Real. Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall.)
To: nickcarraway
Even the police walked past her, which is also scary. I am so glad I don’t live in NYC.
5 posted on 12/23/2024 5:54:59 PM PST by KittyKares
To: nickcarraway
I find it curious that no article that I’ve read about this incident has any information regarding the victim.
6 posted on 12/23/2024 5:56:23 PM PST by sjmjax
To: Responsibility2nd
“”The Kitty Genovese mentality still reigns supreme.””
THAT did come to mind....
To: nickcarraway
8 posted on 12/23/2024 5:58:13 PM PST by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued, but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere)
To: nickcarraway
Many of them were probably taking selfies.
9 posted on 12/23/2024 5:59:52 PM PST by Huskrrrr (Alinsky, you magnificent Bastard, I read your book!)
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