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I doubt they saw her getting stabbed, but if someone is having that much distress, and has been stabbed three times - there's no blood? Really? People just see what they expect to see and don't want to get involved with the crazies.
I live in Queens, and when I was walking home last year, I saw a guy sitting on the sidewalk - I just assumed he was a drunk (there are a lot of those around). But then I noticed his cane and thought... well, maybe not! So I asked him if he was okay, and it turns out he was in the midst of a sugar low (=drop in BP) due to diabetes, and had fallen! I got some help to get him back up and we called an ambulance and all that. But because no one looked past the initial impression, no one had stopped. He said dozens of people went by - this was during a street fair, so there were a LOT of people out.
Actually.. that happened to Q once too. He gets VERY occasional migraines that are overwhelming pain events. He came home on the train, and was curled up in the fetal position, and NO ONE asked if he was okay or if he needed a seat - they probably assumed he was on something or coming down from something, and left him alone. But he wasn't smelly or dressed oddly - he was just a guy. But odd behavior = scary in the city.
People just see what they expect to see. If she wasn't out and out bleeding, they just saw a junkie or something.
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