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Re:A new study uses camera footage to track the frequency of... by NegatioN on Friday July 12, 2019 @02:44AM (#20418776)
We should also consider that if there's a larger crowd of bystanders, an individual will feel more sure that others will help them as long as they act. "Safety in numbers" so to say.
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Re:A new study uses camera footage to track the frequency of... by pbhjpbhj on Friday July 12, 2019 @05:25AM (#20419392)
My first experience I put down to bystander effect:

I was giving first-aid to a guy with severe lacerations to his hand/arm and didn't want to leave him (partially panic on my behalf) - in a UK city, albeit a side-road, with shops and people walking past - but needed to call for an ambulance.

Nobody would stop and help:

"Help! I need you to call an ambulance."

and people just carried on walking.

In the end I was able to makeshift a bandage with some clothing and leave the guy sitting on the floor long enough to use the phone in the shop I was working at.

The ambulance, despite having the address and business name, drove past and I ended up running after it down the street ... overall an awful experience and very eye-opening.

My takeaway is that I'd give up much sooner seeking help from others, depressing as that is, and - contrary to my first-aid training - leave the patient and call an ambulance myself.

Aside: I wonder if there's a villager/townie effect too?

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Re:A new study uses camera footage to track the frequency of... by benj111 on Friday July 12, 2019 @03:33AM (#20418946)
I would guess there's a goldilocks zone. To many and it becomes impersonal so people can walk away. Too few and people don't feel assured of getting back-up?
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Re:A new study uses camera footage to track the frequency of... by gowld on Friday July 12, 2019 @08:44AM (#20420255)
Do you have research showing that this is a commonly held belief, or that the belief is correct?
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