Why do people fail to act fast in help of victims? Psychological research asserts that fear, apathy, and indifference are simplistic answers, contending instead that people are often restrained by a complex web of social pressures and group norms, particularly in crowds. Timothy Hart and Terrance Miethe, using National Crime Victimization Survey data, found that a bystander was present in 65% of the violent victimizations. It’s apparent from the clip below that the primary observers of the incident act in fear, confusion, and are in a state of disarray instead of acting swiftly and fast.
Common reasons from the research for non action or non intervention are: fear of retribution or reprisal, loss of privacy, fear of loss of relationship, and a belief in insufficient evidence. Rachel Manning of the University of the West in the U.K., studied the bystander effect, and how the presence of others can undermine what may be our natural altruistic tendencies. She argues, consistent with Latane’s research, that individual behavior in a group or crowd situation cannot be explained by theories of individualistic behavior outside of groups.
the first reaction is always shock–accompanied by wringing of hands and lack of logical thinking…sometimes first witnesses doubt their ability to confront the “enormous danger”…
We ungefanya nini??? this is shocking and not an everyday occurrence!!! And I don’t know what you expected them to do because I see very concerned people who actually lift the overturned ma3
I like your post but na hio video kuna vile hazipatani. If an accident was to happen around me, i would definitely respond to; anyway, its not the first time i’ve responded to assist. But ikifika ni anything to do with violence, like muggings, car jackings and the likes…hapo ndio whatever you’re talking about comes into play…
Theres a video on you tube of a woman whose leg was stuck between the door and that little space on the train track and people pushed the train till she was free am guessing a train is heavier than a mat
What brian is talking about is the aimless shouting, running up and down, holding of the head (like i see done in Funerals at shags), unecessary stranger conversations, running back and forth, veiled weak attempts to lift the vehicle, abandoning that task and more walking around, shouting, calling unknown people, screaming for help from unknown sources, then back to attempting to lift the vehicle, then once it is lifted, total shock, then a sudden rush to witness those crashed.
Yes total chaos rather than calm resolve which is what would be most useful. Humans!
Hehe… Wasee wanasema the clip and what I’ve written don’t rhyme, please recheck the clip again. Kuna kimsee kimevaa stripped T-shirt, he’s running up and down, shouting, aimless like he’s been attacked, and there are others as well… That’s what I’m talking about…
That’s what i was referring to. Sasa ebu sema ni wapi ‘whatever i quoted’ inatokea kwa hio video clip… Its really a discussion; between chenye unasema, na chenye unakataa
@Brian wewe ndie ulipost hio video, but sijui kama uli-analyse proper. Kuna wale who believe that something is impossible, but kuna wale, kama wasapere husema, ’ kirema arume ni kigariure’ @gashwin fafanua, or else, go figure. It has no relation to what you’re trying to imply. It took no less than 3mins max to lift that matt. Hata kama some were screaming and running all over, they knew they couldn’t help unless sufficient manpower was available. Its not like it was a small car that was involved in an accident, and all it required was ‘medical attention’ and the likes… Wacha controversial analysis and analyze like it is…