There's a woman being grabbed

Early on in his career, someone described Phil Ochs as a "singing journalist. From 1967 Such a Happy little ditty until the lyrics kicks in. The first verse is a commentary on the murder of Kitty Genovese. She was murdered March 14th, 1964 in NYC.Even though 47,000 New York City residents have been murdered since, hers remains the most tragic because 38 "citizens" awakened by her cries for help watched as she was assaulted not once, but three times over a half hour period. Not only did they fail to come to her aid, they also failed to call the police for help. Vincent Mosely, her assailant, stabbed her several times, then left, only to return a few minutes later to cut her up a little more. One study concluded that on average, if more than 4 people witness an event, nobody will do anything. Each person will say to themselves "I don't have to get involved since there are other people here who can help." http://www.crimelibrary.com/serial_killers/predators/kitty_genovese/