Connecticut doctor relives horror of deadly home invasion

Dr.William Petit shown with his family

 Three years ago in the midst of summer,William Petit had lost his family to a home invasion. Prosecutors confirmed that two men; Steven Heyes,47, and JoshuaKomisarjevsky,30, broke into the Petit household during the month of July in 2007. On Tuesday, September 14, Petit testified against one of the suspected killers, Petit recalled many of his horrific experiences that day. The objective of the invasion was to collect money from the family's safebox. The house as eventually set on fire and both the wife and the two daughters died from inhaling an excess of carbon dioxide. Furthermore, the two men were accused of sexually assaulting both the wife and the two daughters. There were many witnesses to the situation, one being Petit's neighbor, David Simcik whom Petit had asked to call 911 during the invasion. Petit's wife, Jennifer, had also informed her banker hat her family was being held hostage; it seemed however that the banker did not make an effort to ensure the safety of the family.

     The occurrence of this incident is related to the issue of by-standing to a very severe situation. People tend to think someone else will inform the police about the invasion that the Petit household is being held hostage; thus, people will rely on others and will continue to by-stand the situation and not take action. In the case of this incidence, nobody went out of their way to do something as easy as call the police to potentially save the lives of three females. This is a fair and clear reflection of how society has become so self centered and irresponsible when it comes to the well-being of others. On another note, the occurrence of such an event has damaged the reputation of Connecticut; it will be probable that people will assume from this event that Connecticut is not very safe and secure.