Bystanders Responsibility Analysis
A Bystanders Responsibility
Choosing to stand up for what you believe in is a very respectable trait. It is a quality each one of us should strive to acquire and use in our everyday lives. So, whenever an event occurs where this trait is needed, society as a whole will know what to do. Ghandi once said, “ Be the change you wish to see in the world.” Therefore, to be a respectable bystander you need to report an incident, act when you see wrongdoing, and stand up for what is right.
In today’s world, being a Good Samaritan is not an easy thing to do when it comes to reporting wrongdoing. First of all, most people among Earth are strangers, and why would a stranger report another person's business if they don't even know what is going on. In the 37 Witnesses but no one Called the Police article, it points out that 37 people did not report the incident. Although this number was very facetious, it still supports the fact that some people did not report the incident because they didn't know Kitty Genovese or her situation. Overall, the result was lethal however; if any of these 37 people had been a Good Samaritan, than it would not have mattered who Kitty was, or how much information the witnesses had on the incident. In the end, it is always …show more content…
One of these reasons is known as the bystander effect. The bystander effect tells your mind that you cannot help someone properly and someone else better fit for the job will come along. This points out that all of us feel this way, which results in the majority depending on someone else to act. Another reason people do not act out is because they are scared to get involved. They do not want to get involved because it could bring on too much stress. In addition, it also could potentially in applicable cases, bring harm of guilt to the bystander. Furthermore, there are many reasons why bystanders such as the 37 in the article, do not lend a helping
Choosing to stand up for what you believe in is a very respectable trait. It is a quality each one of us should strive to acquire and use in our everyday lives. So, whenever an event occurs where this trait is needed, society as a whole will know what to do. Ghandi once said, “ Be the change you wish to see in the world.” Therefore, to be a respectable bystander you need to report an incident, act when you see wrongdoing, and stand up for what is right.
In today’s world, being a Good Samaritan is not an easy thing to do when it comes to reporting wrongdoing. First of all, most people among Earth are strangers, and why would a stranger report another person's business if they don't even know what is going on. In the 37 Witnesses but no one Called the Police article, it points out that 37 people did not report the incident. Although this number was very facetious, it still supports the fact that some people did not report the incident because they didn't know Kitty Genovese or her situation. Overall, the result was lethal however; if any of these 37 people had been a Good Samaritan, than it would not have mattered who Kitty was, or how much information the witnesses had on the incident. In the end, it is always …show more content…
One of these reasons is known as the bystander effect. The bystander effect tells your mind that you cannot help someone properly and someone else better fit for the job will come along. This points out that all of us feel this way, which results in the majority depending on someone else to act. Another reason people do not act out is because they are scared to get involved. They do not want to get involved because it could bring on too much stress. In addition, it also could potentially in applicable cases, bring harm of guilt to the bystander. Furthermore, there are many reasons why bystanders such as the 37 in the article, do not lend a helping