This is pretty interesting but I'm not sure about your example of Kitty Genovese. Although I think you use it in the standard way, I think the standard way is actually pretty wrong.
I live in NYC and have since I was born. The number of times I've heard screams going to bed is definitely in the 100s. So, I do think the Kitty Genovese story is a story of bias, but I think it's one of "boy who cried wolf" more than "herd mentality."
I live in NYC and have since I was born. The number of times I've heard screams going to bed is definitely in the 100s. So, I do think the Kitty Genovese story is a story of bias, but I think it's one of "boy who cried wolf" more than "herd mentality."