Originally Posted by swarley

that is waisis (although i completely agree)

FTFY........

I saw this the day it was released on Youtube. Yes, it is sad that so many people passed by and no one helped until it was too late. Thing is, it's kind of the mindset there. There are so many beggars and other sad things on the streets, people get used to it and don't bother doing anything. Also the fear of being blamed, like stated before.

If this happened in any other country, I don't think the outcome would have been much different. People may respond faster, but there would still be some people who would keep walking. It's just that this gives people one more reason to hate China (even though, really, they should only be hating the 18 people who walked by..and the drivers).

Also, does anyone else somewhat blame the mother? I mean, she left the kid alone to find a washroom (if I remember correctly).

Originally Posted by Cliu91

When I can guarantee that all you internet white knights out there would have done the same thing given similar circumstances.

You might want to look into the real definition before you go throwing it around like that. Because it's not applicable in this situation whatsoever.

Originally Posted by Cliu91

And I am in no way supporting what was done, I just don't agree with most of you here.

Wait, you judge us for chastising the bystanders for doing nothing, but then you claim that you don't back their actions? There are two responses: either you do something about it or you don't. There is no middle ground here.

This is simply a product of the dilution of human worth by a numbers, nothing more. More people = less worth for an individual

Originally Posted by Grover

You might want to look into the real definition before you go throwing it around like that. Because it's not applicable in this situation whatsoever.



Wait, you judge us for chastising the bystanders for doing nothing, but then you claim that you don't back their actions? There are two responses: either you do something about it or you don't. There is no middle ground here.

While I agree with the white knight statement, there's nothing wrong with being the devil's advocate right?
I don't back their actions at all whatsoever, and if this were to happen in Canada, it might have ended differently. But it didn't happen in Canada.

So unless you have been in the exact same situation as them, you can't judge them. You have no grounds to.

Actually, similar cases have occured in Canada. I remember seeing a news article about an aboriginal man whose friend was drowning in the pond at a park, and he ran around begging people to call an ambulance but no one did until it was already too late (like 30 minutes later).

edit: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskat...park-1108.html

Originally Posted by ooburii

Actually, similar cases have occured in Canada. I remember seeing a news article about an aboriginal man whose friend was drowning in the pond at a park, and he ran around begging people to call an ambulance but no one did until it was already too late (like 30 minutes later).

edit: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskat...park-1108.html

Thank you for posting this. I sparked a discussion on my facebook wall with the link to the China story. So this should be enough proof for those blaming 1.4 billion people and a whole nation for something that CAN happen in Canada too...

Originally Posted by ~*Sara*~

Thank you for posting this. I sparked a discussion on my facebook wall with the link to the China story. So this should be enough proof for those blaming 1.4 billion people and a whole nation for something that CAN happen in Canada too...

The two stories aren't really similar. One is people ignoring what would have appeared to be a crazy bum, the other is people ignoring a child they witness being struck by a vehicle.

I ignore crazy bums all the time; there's zero chance I'd ignore a hurt child.

This is sad :( RIP... but the blame can't be placed on an ethnic race or nation. The bystander effect is practically demonstrated in all countries and race.

Did a quick Google search and I found this:
"10 Notorious Cases of the Bystander Effect"
http://listverse.com/2009/11/02/10-n...tander-effect/