Didn't know it was in question, added a link to snopes. > Blaming people because of bystanders effect is poor form. My point, perhaps poorly made, was also th

Didn't know it was in question, added a link to snopes. > Blaming people because of bystanders effect is poor form. My point, perhaps poorly made, was also that the larger societal incentives are to blame. Many people respond as we would hope. In the aggregate, people tend to respond to the pressures applied to them.