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The hell? This isn't China's problem - it's a human problem[1]. This is why the first step in many first aid classes is for the care giver to identify one per
by GrinningFool 13y ago
The hell?
This isn't China's problem - it's a human problem[1].
This is why the first step in many first aid classes is for the care giver to identify one person among bystanders and instruct that person to call emergency services. Not "somebody call 911" because it's possible that nobody will - but "you, call 911. Do it now".
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Kitty_Genovese http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Kitty_Genovese
- mjmahone17 13y agoFrom your source: "the common portrayal of neighbors being fully aware but completely unresponsive has since been criticized as inaccurate." Also, if you read the article, it mentioned Kitty Genovese, and how the tale was likely apocryphal. That being said, the issue isn't that there is a bystander effect, but why in China it seems like the bystander effect is higher than in other nations.
- Volpe 13y agoWell before we jump to conclusions, is it higher than other countries? There is obviously a lot of selection bias here...
- Gigablah 13y agoChina is a huge place too; is it uniformly higher, or only in certain urbanized areas?
- GrinningFool 13y ago"sn't that there is a bystander effect, but why in China it seems like the bystander effect is higher than in other nations." I guess that's the part I really question - I don't see anything to support that it's higher in China than anywhere else.