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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bystander_effect http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bystander_effect I know the author of the news article pooh-poohs the common depicti
by austinz 13y ago
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bystander_effect http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bystander_effect
I know the author of the news article pooh-poohs the common depiction of the Kitty Genovese murder as not being true, but that has nothing to do with the veracity of the effect as a whole (or the other examples provided on that Wikipedia page).
- Permit 13y agoI think there is a distinct difference between not wanting to put yourself in harms way by getting involved with a murder and taking photos of someone who has their head stuck in a guard rail.
- austinz 13y agoFrom that link: "In April 2010 Hugo Alfredo Tale-Yax was stabbed to death in New York City after coming to the aid of a woman who was being attacked by a robber. Yax was on the sidewalk for more than an hour before firefighters arrived. Almost twenty-five people walked by while he lay dying on a sidewalk in Queens, several stared at Yax; one of them took pictures, however none of them helped or called emergency services".