Is Steubenville Generation Z's Kitty Genovese? It's sick & terrifying but the "Bystander Effect" has gone viral at http://t.co/tixYJmv7jC
March 26, 2013
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Steubenville and the online bystander effect
This rendition of events was later disputed. Apparently, the configuration of apartments was such that no one could see the entire series of events. Despite different accounts, at least some of the people in her building were aware that a woman was being attacked and none came to her rescue.