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Yeah the Kitty Genovese (sp) story is an example right? Wasn’t that proven to be a myth or something?
by BolexNOLA 6y ago
Yeah the Kitty Genovese (sp) story is an example right? Wasn’t that proven to be a myth or something?
- flamtap 6y agoYes, the popular story about the 30-odd bystanders was broadly unfounded. In fact there were two calls to the police.
- DagAgren 6y agoYes, just like Stockholm Syndrome, it was made up to cover up a bungled police response. Neither one is a real thing.
- ohashi 6y agoSource? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockholm_syndrome#FBI_Law_Enforcement_Bulletin_(1999) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockholm_syndrome#FBI_Law_Enf... says it's rare but FBI seems to be saying it is a real thing.
- DagAgren 6y agoFBI isn't exactly a trustworthy source of psychology. Psychologists and the DSM do not recognise it as a real thing. Here is the backstory of how it was created: https://twitter.com/sezmohammed/status/1252500993972948992 https://twitter.com/sezmohammed/status/1252500993972948992