Surveillance cameras debunk the bystander effect

Post by brlewis » Fri, Jul 12, 2019, 12:12 PM UTC

yrro wrote: post #94

goto11 wrote: post #28

The infamous murder of Kitty Genovese in 1964 was reported the medias as 38 witnesses in an apartment block saw or heard the murder but none did anything to save her, not even call the police. In 2007 someone digged into the story and discovered that this was wildly exaggerated. Only a few witnesses has seen the violence and they did in fact call the police - the police just didn't respond in a timely manner. https:/…

A lie can truly travel around the world three times before the truth has got its boots on.

Post by Mordisquitos » Fri, Jul 12, 2019, 12:32 PM UTC

bkor wrote: post #102

ohazi wrote: post #85

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Relatedly, if you ever need to delegate something like a 911 call, you're supposed to single out a person and tell them, specifically "you, go dial 911" rather than shouting "someone call 911!" Apparently this makes it far more likely to actually happen.

Interestingly the standard procedure in The Netherlands for medical emergencies (the ones where you find someone on the ground) changed to actually calling yourself over asking a random bystander. Aside from calling you should also put the phone on handsfree and lay it next to the person (on the ground). This as 112 (911) asks loads of questions. Age of the person, conscious yes/no, what does the skin look like, feel…

Post by gowld » Fri, Jul 12, 2019, 12:43 PM UTC

bkor wrote: post #101

pure-awesome wrote: post #79

I had a realization the last time we had a fire drill: It wasn't scheduled, so when the alarm went off, we all looked at each other for a few moments like "is the siren just on the fritz or should we walk out?" After awhile we decided we'd better get going so we all lazily strolled outside. On the way, I noticed one of my coworkers in a fire marshal uniform, in the corridor, calling out for people to evacuate. I real…

> just give a random person a "uniform" (a whistle, a badge, a hat, or a vest, anything simple like that works) and tell them that when the alarm goes off, they are responsible for telling people to leave. What an absolutely strange procedure! This as a fire marshal is not responsible for getting people out. People themselves are responsible to act. The fire marshal is a backup ! Here people (big building, multiple c…

Post by technothrasher » Fri, Jul 12, 2019, 12:44 PM UTC

groestl wrote: post #88

ohazi wrote: post #85

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Relatedly, if you ever need to delegate something like a 911 call, you're supposed to single out a person and tell them, specifically "you, go dial 911" rather than shouting "someone call 911!" Apparently this makes it far more likely to actually happen.

Also, if possible, touch that person while telling them to call 911 - helps them get moving if they are petrified.

Post by gowld » Fri, Jul 12, 2019, 12:47 PM UTC

squirrel wrote: post #87

A relevant, classic bystander-effect experiment (Darley and Latane 1968) put several participants, all subjects of the experiment, in a waiting room. Smoke began to come into the room through a vent. In most groups, no one acted for a very long time, even after the smoke led to breathing problems for participants. By contrast, when only one person was in the room, not a group, that person would almost always leave th…