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Schasti Leonard

April, 15, 2017

English 0099

Deborah Kellner

We can prevent a dramatic end using a few minutes of our time.

Calling 911 on time could save a persons life. Witnesses dont always call the police at

first , usually they call them after the victims death. They dont like to be incriminated into the

investigative process. Watching or ignoring the crime and calling the police after is finished, does

not help the victim at all. Its great to see some good people and their humane side helping the

victims, despite their circumstances.

In, Deadly Chatter by Susan Horsburgh, shows us how Brandon Vedas takes

prescriptions drugs and play with his life. Finally, he killed himself in front of all his followers.

No one called his family or prevented his suicide. His family shared how they felt about the way

the Brandon died and their hope to help other sick, depressed, and addicted people like Brandon.

People around the world that need help from us. Brandons case is where the human feelings are

absent, and he had a dramatic end.

Thirty Seven Who Saw The Murder Didnt Call police by Martin Gansbert describe

how thirty eight residents watched Miss. Genoveses murder. Only one person called the police

around 3:50am after she dies. Miss Genovese screamed and sked for help from 3:20am, when

she got stabbed the first time. Her killer attacked her three separate times between 3:20am and

3:50am. Some of the residents did not want to be involved with the crime and told the police
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they were tired and did not pay attention to her. The police were at the crime scene a few minutes

after they received a phone call from a resident. During the investigative process the police

always had the same question, why did no one called them before she dies? They couldnt

understand how thirty seven resident of Kew Gardens chose not to help Miss Genovese.

The Beauty of Intervention by James V. Kulis, cited Kitty Genoveses murder as an

example of why the people have to observe and act to help others at professional. Professionals

must improve their emergence response. Kulis explains the five stages of intervention, normally

people think they could have done more, but not after the accident happened. The author

emphasized and described each step, as noticing, interpreting, responsibility, deciding how to

help and provide it. Miss Genovese murder could have be prevented by the residents, if on fo

them could follow those steps instead of watching it.

Every day someone need our help in some way. We only observe, but normally we are so

busy to see them. All these articles makes me think about those people who need help and it just

take a few minutes of our time. People need to talk and to be listened, it can be a big help for

them. I felt really sad after reading about Miss. Genovese, and how she died it was not fear.This

guy had enough time to attack her three times in one hour. In the same way Brandon Vedas died

and no one called the police or prevented his suicide. A few of his followers talked to each other

about how to advice his mom, but no one did. Brandons case and Miss. Genovese are sad and

tragic end, but they are different. Miss. Genovese was murdered and Brandon was depressed, and

addicted to drugs, and usually people died because an over dose.

My conclusion after reading those articles is to tell everyone to be aware, and open to

help other people, reminding them of the five steps of intervention. Such as noticing,

interpreting, responsibilities, deciding how to help, and providing it. This world would be better
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if everyone work together, helping other people, animals, and our planet. People are not the only

who need to be helped. Trees are cuts and most the time they are not be replanted. Every day

animals died because of us, they are hunted, maltreated, or die because of the destruction and

contaminations in their habitats.

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Works cited

Gansberg, Martin. 37 Who Saw the Murder Didnt Call the Police. The New York Times, 27

March, 1964.

Horsburgh, Susan, and Johnny Dodd. Deadly Chatter. People, vol. 59, no. 7, 24 Feb

2003.

Kulis, James V. The Beauty of Intervention. Professional Safety, vol. 49, no. 9, Sept.

2004.