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Old 04-10-2006, 06:17 PM
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Originally posted by SKEEphistAKAte
Whomever said it, I remember this from sociology in undergrad as well. When people are in groups watching a crime take place it takes that one person to stand up and make a move then everyone will join in to help. But if nobody takes that first initiative the other people will just stand by and look.
That's it.

I forget the name of the woman that was murdered while a significant # of her apartment neighbors watched. This was back in the 70s or 80s.

I think if she had yelled and screamed more in angst and used different words each time she yelled out, maybe that would have had more people react sooner.
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