Analysis Of The Murder They Heard

The article “The Murder They Heard” written by Stanley Milgram and Paul Hollander is a response to the article that Martin Gansberg “38 Who Saw Murder Didn’t Call the Police”. Milgram and Hollander explain why they do not agree that the neighbors of Catherine Genovese should have called the police. Milgram and Hollander give reasons why they disagree with Gansberg, and why I should agree with what they are saying. After reading both articles, I felt very conflicted with who I agree with, but after much deliberation, I realized that I agree more with Milgram and Hollander. The neighbors should not be blamed for Genovese’s death. We should try to understand why they did not call the police. There are a few things you need to take into consideration,

He tries to make you feel angry that the neighbors failed to attempt to contact the police. He does not take into any consideration on what the neighbors actually saw or what’s going through their mind at the time. The crime happened early in the morning, around the time people are usually asleep. If the neighbors did hear the situation, they most likely did not think it was a girl getting stabbed, they live in a more active neighborhood where anything could have been going on. In Milgram and Hollander’s article, they talked to some of the locals said “after-hours rowdiness from a group of college students- might have led more readily to a call for the police” (904) this implies that this is the kind of situation that the neighbors were used to. This is a very common thought process for city people, especially in places like Detroit, Chicago, and New York City it is very busy at night. I live in Detroit and sometimes parties and event are going on late at night, but I wouldn’t think that it would be someone getting murdered. Also, in both of the article neighbors said that they thought it was a “quarrel between lovers” (Milgram, Hollander 904) (Gansberg 901). From personal experiences, I can relate to why they would think that it was a fight between a couple. I have been woken up in the middle of the night because my neighbors

Whereas Milgram and Hollander try to understand why the neighbor did not call the police. I agree with Milgram and Hollander that you have to take into consideration that the situation was not a very clear and simple decision. It was very hard and something most people would not know how to handle. You have to think about the fact that it was at 3 o’clock in the morning when most people are asleep. You also have to consider the fact that they do not live in a rural area, it is a very busy place Kew Gardens is in the city and so parties and college students walk around after a party. Nevertheless, you have to think about the fact that most of the neighbors have families and by them calling the police they might be placing them in danger, or putting themselves into danger. Milgram and Hollander even gave the example of how one man tried to do the right thing and it resulted in his life being