What would you do?

Burnsy2023 · 5 Mar 2013 at 19:01

How many of you would actually get involved in the above scenario and how many would just walk away like so many of the people featured?

This is a common issue with all sorts of situations. It's amazing how people can live next to a family where they can clearly hear one of the family getting beaten on a regular occasion, yet never report it to police. Or you you have someone getting attacked on a bus, with nobody phoning Police let alone intervene.

So, are you going to be part of the bystander effect or do you make a difference?

dirtychinchilla · 5 Mar 2013 at 19:03

Haha I loved the guy with the fire extinguisher!! I can't believe how few people attempted to do anything about it and pretended not to notice. I'd try and get involved!

doofer · 5 Mar 2013 at 19:04

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Dunks · 5 Mar 2013 at 19:05

The extinguisher was a classic, but wtf at the guy recording it.

Burnsy2023 · 5 Mar 2013 at 19:06

Dunks said:
The extinguisher was a classic, but wtf at the guy recording it.

Actually, that's better than nothing, at least it's evidence gathering for Police.

wannabedamned · 5 Mar 2013 at 19:06

haha, I personally think i'd personally try and get the guy off him. He's got a rope not a knife, knife I'd be more worried about myself if i'm honest. But i'd still not just walk away.

The guy who videoed it lol

arknor · 5 Mar 2013 at 19:07

he's on the floor anyway it wouldn't be hard to kick him in the head and knock him out cold

sports_brah · 5 Mar 2013 at 19:07

omission isn't a crime, there is no legal compunction detailing you have to go to someones aid, unless there is a special duty of care.

Even so, people are fairly reticent about such things.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Kitty_Genovese

wannabedamned · 5 Mar 2013 at 19:08

arknor said:
he's on the floor anyway it wouldn't be hard to kick him in the head and knock him out cold

I wonder if they'd put that video up, Lift opens, Boot to the head.

dacads · 5 Mar 2013 at 19:08

Was that Chinese woman laughing? And what's with the guy recording at end

fire extinguisher was the best bit though

Hicks · 5 Mar 2013 at 19:09

The thing with these scenarios is that you never really know what you would do unless it happens.

I'd like to think that I would just jump on the guy and stop him from killing the other dude, but where do you go from there?
The other guy then runs off as he was a perpetrator of something bad and you are left trying to pin down a guy hell bent on murdering someone for a reason you know nothing about?

If you can think on your feet then phone old bill first then help?

Tough one.

If you can successfully knock the guy out then it's problem solved I guess.

Edit: The guy videoing it would at least be helpful in any enquiries or future proceedings

G-MAN2004 · 5 Mar 2013 at 19:11

Get in, press my floor number and walk out like a boss.

aln · 5 Mar 2013 at 19:11

Burnsy2023 said:
How many of you would actually get involved in the above scenario and how many would just walk away like so many of the people featured?

This is a common issue with all sorts of situations. It's amazing how people can live next to a family where they can clearly hear one of the family getting beaten on a regular occasion, yet never report it to police. Or you you have someone getting attacked on a bus, with nobody phoning Police let alone intervene.

So, are you going to be part of the bystander effect or do you make a difference?

I don't think anyone really knows until they are faced with it. Though the wife beater is a bit of a different situation.

I'm really suprised nobody stamped on the guy though, because if I was going to attack thats what I'd have done.

Props to the woman who attack, though not sure hitting with handbag / flowers is the best way forward.

Mr Joshua · 5 Mar 2013 at 19:12

wannabedamned said:
I wonder if they'd put that video up, Lift opens, Boot to the head.

This could have been quite a dangerous prank had someone waded straight in a booted the bloke in the face.

Burnsy2023 · 5 Mar 2013 at 19:12

aln said:
I don't think anyone really knows until they are faced with it. Though the wife beater is a bit of a different situation.

How so?

Voltar · 5 Mar 2013 at 19:21

Call the police immediately.

Whatever other actions I took would depend on the scernario.

aln · 5 Mar 2013 at 19:22

Burnsy2023 said:
How so?

I assume the majority of people will face fear when they are startled with something like that. You don't really know if fight or flight will be stronger in you. Most men like to say fight, but it just doesn't always go down like that in reality.

With the wife beater, generally the wife puts up with it. The first time round you'd probably call the cops. With a bit of experience realising she won't press charges, it's a recurring trend and getting involved is likely to backfire on you.

I'm not saying I wouldn't call the cops, nor am I saying I wouldn't stick the boot in, I hope I would. I'm just saying I won't know until it happens and as a kid who's been in the latter situation, I still think are different.

jimferno · 5 Mar 2013 at 19:23

Mr Joshua said:
This could have been quite a dangerous prank had someone waded straight in a booted the bloke in the face.

This is the first thing that sprang to my mind as I'd have just kicked the guy in the head tbh....

Edrof · 5 Mar 2013 at 19:24

I'd be on Pocket Planes on my phone, so I wouldn't notice anything other than the annoying lack of air traffic into Tokyo.

arknor · 5 Mar 2013 at 19:27

dacads said:
Was that Chinese woman laughing? And what's with the guy recording at end

fire extinguisher was the best bit though

they probably saw the camera

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