Originally Posted by
Yojimbo
The fact that a crowd watched this woman get abused makes me sick!
Not too long ago there was a tragic case here in Los Angeles where a preeteen girl and her brother were forced into an SUV by her unbalanced father who then doused the car with gasoline and set it on fire. Both children were killed. This incident too was witnessed by a crowd of people who stood by and watched and did nothing. Later they were all interviewed by a tv reporter, and appeared very happy to recount the gruesome details of what had occured.
Often, I think about the group dynamic whenever I see someone pushing a disabled car down the street. If no one steps up to assist the guy pushing the car, then the driver will be alone in the street. But have one person step up then suddenly other "samaritans" appear and jump in to help.
So in these situations, maybe it only takes one person to go out on a limb and intercede in order to get the group moving.
If this is the case, then we should all resolve to be that one person who can singlehandedly turn the tide and shake the crowd out of inaction. Maybe the world is doomed, maybe it isn't but without taking action we are all but resigning ourselves to being helpless to do anything about it. In this regard, without taking decisive action it inevitably becomes our fault that the world is doomed.
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