The Death of Raymond Zack: No Heroes, Only Bystanders 50-year-old Raymond Zack waded into the surf on an Alameda, California beach and stood calmly in the 54-degree water, apparently waiting to die. His suicide took nearly an hour, but eventually he drowned, with no rescue attempts from any of the 75 San Franciscans who gathered on the shore to watch the entire tragedy. Why didn’t anyone try to rescue the man? Apparently it was because nobody was paid to do it. You see, stopping Zack from killing himself wasn’t anyone’s job. The media’s focus in reporting yet another disturbing incident with echoes of the murder of Kitty Genovese has been exclusively on the inert Alameda police and firemen who witnessed Zack’s suicide. What does the AP mean, “they could only watch”? City budget cuts caused the fire department to discontinue water rescue training and stop maintaining wetsuits and other rescue gear, a fire chief explained. Oh, they had to watch because they were handcuffed! The Golden Gate Rule: “It’s not my problem.” Apathy.
Edison Electrocutes an Elephant Topsy the elephant was electrocuted at Luna Park Zoo on Coney Island in 1903. Captured on film by Thomas Edison, the event was one of a string of animal electrocutions Edison staged to discredit a new form of electricity: alternating current. __1903:__Thomas Edison stages his highly publicized electrocution of an elephant in order to demonstrate the dangers of alternating current, which, if it posed any immediate danger at all, was to Edison's own direct current. Edison had established direct current at the standard for electricity distribution and was living large off the patent royalties, royalties he was in no mood to lose when George Westinghouse and Nicola Tesla showed up with alternating current. Edison's aggressive campaign to discredit the new current took the macabre form of a series of animal electrocutions using AC (a killing process he referred to snidely as getting "Westinghoused"). (Source: Various) Power From the People Hybrids' Next Trick Is to Feed Electricity Into the Grid
Bystander effect | Britannica Bystander effect, the inhibiting influence of the presence of others on a person’s willingness to help someone in need. Research has shown that, even in an emergency, a bystander is less likely to extend help when he or she is in the real or imagined presence of others than when he or she is alone. Moreover, the number of others is important, such that more bystanders leads to less assistance, although the impact of each additional bystander has a diminishing impact on helping. Investigations of the bystander effect in the 1960s and ’70s sparked a wealth of research on helping behaviour, which has expanded beyond emergency situations to include everyday forms of helping. By illuminating the power of situations to affect individuals’ perceptions, decisions, and behaviour, study of the bystander effect continues to influence the course of social psychological theory and research. Bystander intervention Get exclusive access to content from our 1768 First Edition with your subscription.
More information about the bystander effect and prosocial... Researchers Find Video Games Effective for Bystander Intervention in Sexual Assaults | UNH Today DURHAM, N.H. – As recent news headlines have shown, bystanders can play a pivotal role when it comes to sexual assault and relationship violence. But experts will tell you that the most challenging part is spreading awareness about bystander intervention, especially among teens and college students. That’s why researchers at the University of New Hampshire are looking at gaming as a way to introduce intervention strategies. They found that video games show promise as a tool to share information and influence bystander attitudes and efficacy in situations of sexual violence. “While talking one-on-one is the gold standard when it comes to the importance of being the bystander and doing something to help, we wanted to find a more familiar way to reach a generation that is used to getting their information in a fast-paced online format,” said Sharyn Potter, professor of sociology and executive director of UNH’s Prevention Innovations Research Center.
How the bystander effect can explain inaction towards global warming Not too long ago, I was preparing a lecture about group dynamics for my students at Delft University of Technology. One of the dynamics I wanted to introduce was the bystander effect. The bystander effect refers to the phenomenon that an individual’s likelihood of offering help in a critical situation decreases when passive bystanders are present (e.g., Darley & Latané, 1968). The murder case of Kitty Genovese is considered as the iconic real-life example of the bystander effect. Psychology textbooks all over the world describe how in 1964 a young woman was raped and murdered in New York while dozens of neighbours looked on but did not come into action to help her (e.g., Manning, Levine, & Collins, 2007). “For more than half an hour thirty-eight respectable, law-abiding citizens in Queens watched a killer stalk and stab a woman in three separate attacks in Kew Gardens. The bystander literature remains a bit ambiguous with regard to its causes. First, diffusion of responsibility.
Ilan Halimi Murder The police did not yet know the identities of the gang members but were close on their heels. Around Feb. 10, Mr. Fofana briefly visited an Internet cafe on the Rue de la Fidélité in the 10th Arrondissement, wearing a cap and a scarf that covered his mouth and nose. On the evening of Feb. 13, Mr. Two days later, with the case beginning to make shocking headlines, Mr. One was the 17-year-old French-Iranian believed to have lured Mr. Fearing she would be caught, Ms. When Mr. So far, a total of 19 people, ages 17 to 39, have been arrested in connection with Mr. The bystander effect is being made worse by people filming violent events on their smartphones On April 9, 2017, a video of a man being dragged off a United Airlines flight was posted on the internet and went viral. But I don’t need to tell you that. Each of your most outspoken Facebook friends probably posted about the event, highlighting the aspects of it that best reinforced their worldview. The collective focus may have now moved on to its next source of outrage, but there was something that only a few people noticed in the moment: a plane full of quiet passengers. Instead of intervening in the assault, the passengers stoically took out their cameraphones and pointed them toward David Dao, whose body was dragged along the aisle of the airplane, glasses askew, face bloody, and belly exposed. The act of recording a violent event but staying silent is a modern manifestation of the bystander effect. The act of recording a violent event but staying silent is a modern manifestation of the bystander effect.
Bystander decision making process How Diffusion of Responsibility Affects Group Behavior Diffusion of responsibility is a psychological phenomenon in which people are less likely to take action when in the presence of a large group of people.1 For example, imagine that you are in a large city on a bustling street. You notice a man fall to the ground and start convulsing as if having a seizure. Many people turn and look at the man, but no one moves to help or call for medical assistance. Why? This situation is often used to explain the bystander effect, which suggests that the greater the number of people present, the less likely people are to help a person in distress. Darley and Latané on Diffusion of Responsibility In a series of classic experiments conducted in the late 1960s, researchers John Darley and Bibb Latané asked participants to fill out questionnaires in a room which suddenly began to fill with smoke.2 In one scenario the subjects of the experiment were alone when the smoke entered the room. Factors That Influence Diffusion of Responsibility
A New York student was fatally stabbed while onlookers took a video of his suffering Tyler Flach is charged with second-degree murder in the death of 16-year-old Khaseen Morris, killed after a fight at a strip mall near Oceanside High School on Monday in Nassau County, New York. Flach was remanded into custody and is due back in court Monday, according to Brendan Brosh, a spokesman for the Nassau County District Attorney. Defense attorney Edward Sapone said Flach maintains his innocence. When the fight broke out Monday, a group of 50-70 teenagers looked on as Morris was assaulted and stabbed in the chest, according to Detective Lt. Some took out their phones and documented the fight on social media, but no one stepped in to help Khaseen, who died from his wounds after being taken to the hospital, Fitzpatrick said. At a news conference on Tuesday, before any arrests had been made, Fitzpatrick said it was a "prearranged" fight over a "girl and a perception of who she might be dating or who she might be hanging with at this time." Khaseen was happy, his sister says
Shanda Sharer Murder Shanda Sharer was an ordinary Indiana teenager in 1992 — until four girls tortured her for hours before finally killing her. Wikimedia CommonsShanda Sharer In 1991, Shanda Sharer was a bubbly 12-year-old attending Hazelwood Middle School in New Albany, Ind. She was, by all accounts, a normal girl who made friends easily and had fun at school dances. But it was one such dance that set in motion a chain of events that would soon bring Shanda Sharer’s life to a gruesome, torturous end at the hands of four teenage girls. Shanda Sharer And Amanda Heavrin Shanda Sharer met classmate Amanda Heavrin at Hazelwood in 1991, soon after moving to the area with her recently divorced mother from Kentucky. In October of that year, the pair attended a school dance together. Loveless then threatened Sharer in public and soon even talked about killing the 12-year-old. Unfortunately, that did nothing to stop the horrific events that would soon unfold. The Abduction They were dead wrong. Torture And Murder Dr.
How to Overcome the Bystander Effect Psychologists have long been interested in exactly why and when we help other people. There has also been a tremendous amount of interest in the reasons why we sometimes don't help others. The bystander effect is a social phenomenon that occurs when people fail to help those in need due to the presence of other people. While the bystander effect can have a negative impact on prosocial behavior, altruism and heroism, researchers have identified a number of different factors that can help people overcome this tendency and increase the likelihood that they will engage in helping behaviors.2 Some of these include: Witnessing Helping Behavior Sometimes just seeing other people doing something kind or helpful makes us more willing to help others. Imagine that you are walking into a large department store. Researchers have found that when we observe other people engaging in prosocial behaviors, such as donating blood, we are more likely to do the same, according to a study published in 2019.3
7 teens charged with gang assault in stabbing death of 16-year-old boy broadcast on social media Seven New York teens caught on video beating Khaseen Morris (pictured), 16, after he already had been fatally stabbed were charged with felonies last week for their roles in the horrific September 16 homicide The seven New York teenagers caught on video beating a defenseless 16-year-old boy who had already been fatally stabbed, are being charged with felonies for their roles in the horrific incident. Police say Tyler Flach, 18, of Lido Beach, New York is allegedly the man who plunged a knife into 16-year-old Khaseen Morris' heart multiple times outside a Long Island strip mall on September 16. Seven co-conspirators reportedly then pummeled the unarmed and outnumbered teen while an estimated 50 bystanders watched and did nothing except record with their smart phones. At least one person broadcast the deadly encounter on Snapchat. Two additional 16-year-olds, who also received felony gang assault charges, have not been identified because they are underage. Scroll down for video Loaded: 0%
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