Why Is It Difficult To Stand Up

The bystander effect is a social psychological scenario where a person who is in an urgent situation is not given any help by the people around due to the discourage from the presence of others (whatispsychology.biz, 2017). Social psychologists, John Darley and Bibb Latane, introduced the bystander effect in the 1960s after the murder of Kitty Genovese, a young woman who was stabbed to death outside her home in New York City. It took her attacker more than half an hour to kill her, and during that time, thirty-eight people saw her being murdered, and they did nothing to help her. “The responsibility for helping was diffused among the observers” (Darley & Latane, 1968).

The general statement made by the author, Anna Quindlen, in her work Getting Involved, is that it is vital for human beings to be apathetic, and care for one another. More specifically, the author argues that isolating oneself from local conflict will not resolve any issues. She writes, “Neighbors heard screams and shouts and the unmistakable sound of something hitting a human being…But nothing was really done until…[the] little girl was taken to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead.” In this passage, the author is suggesting that being a bystander is detrimental and can lead to severe, preventable outcomes. In conclusion, the author’s belief is a topic that need to be spoken upon more often, the society is in desperate need of compassion

Not stepping in to help others can result in horrible consequences. The poem, First They Came For The Communist, the allegory The Terrible Things, and the excerpt from Night all show the same topic: watching “evil” take over and “good” struggling with the consequences. In First They Came For The Communist, every stanza in the second line either says “I remained silent” or “I did not speak out” (Niemoller 173). This shows that the individual in the poem did not stand up for the people getting taken by the Nazis. Everyone watched as the Nazis took everyone, nobody spoke out. In the allegory the animals do not stand up for the other animals that are getting taken by the “terrible things”. When the bad things came for a certain animal, for example

I felt my heartbeat rising every step I took as the blood rushed to the surface of my skin. My muscles tightened, beginning with my legs as if I could’ve ran fast enough to chase the truck. The image of the man and his words repeated many times in my mind, making me vulnerable to hatred. I thought I was doing something good and just. I was naïve. I thought everyone would gladly give us a helping hand. I looked at everyone around me, and I noticed it wasn’t just me that was burning with raged. I could see the anger in their eyes as they conversed with each other. It wasn’t until a loud voice snapped me out of it. “Do not show fear! Do not show anger! Our justice cannot break that easily!”

Others believe by throwing themselves into unknown situations, they pose a great risk to their own well-being. This question will continue to be debated until a balanced solution can be reached. The belief of not helping others no matter the situations is more common than most people realize. These people believe no matter what situation others are in they are not obligated to help because it is not their

As I grew and became more knowledgeable and I have a clear view of my morals toward life, helping people become more frequent for me. This is a story that happened to me not very long ago when I was a freshman at collage. One of the most thing I hate to see happening anytime and anywhere is people mistreating someone that is homeless or in need. once when I was just walking by down the street just a few minutes after sunset to get I some fresh air. And I saw from a far a group of young teens gathering around a small corner down the street and went to see what was going on? To see them around this poor person that seem very weak and vulnerable. Forcing him to act in a very disrespecting manner for a very small amount of money. The instance that I saw that I was filled with rage and anger and wanted to jump in and stop what was happing to that man. But they were a group and I was alone so this meant I am outnumbered and would be over whelmed. Even though all of that was true I headed striate for them with a mad face and a tight fist and with no hesitation I shouted to leave that man alone. And all their attention went to me as that shout startled them, they stud there for a moment but as I kept on getting closer they would spread further and further and when I got to them they started acting all innocent. I told them with a stern voice to leave this man alone and never do what they were dong again. I would have

This message meant a lot to me because I actually related to it in many tragic and deep hearted ways. For example once while I was at a drugstore with my friends I saw a freaky, mysterious man steal something we just stared at him from when he stole that item to when he easily walked out of the store like nothing had happened. We all realised that we had just witnessed a crime and we didn't even tell anybody and we all wanted to tell somebody but we didn't quite have the courage or the bravery to tell anybody then out of nowhere something came to me that I had to tell someone or there could be more of these robbers could occur. So I went to speak to a worker will my friends cautiously waited on the side and fortunately she told the manager, the manager told the police and the police luckily found the thief. That experience would be one that will be stuck in my mind for as long as I live. Now I know what I should do if this incident could ever happen again and I won't hesitate or be afraid to take a action towards the situation because if I don’t then I will always have incident in the back of my head and I probably won't be able to forgive myself ever again. SO my advice to you is to let the truth set you

People tend to feel safer in groups or with people they know nearby, knowing that you’re close to others makes you think that if something happened at least one person would probably come to help you, but this wasn’t the case for Kitty Genovese. This murder case drew huge amounts of attention when it was discovered that nearly 40 of her neighbors heard her being attacked the night she was killed, but none of them did anything to help her. They had all assumed that someone else would do something to help her or that someone else would’ve called the police and that their was no reason for them to call.

When you step up and help the victim to the bad thing, that shows the bad person, that it's not a good idea. Nevertheless, and example is " The Terrible Things don’t need a reason. Just be glad it wasn't us they wanted.". Also " There are no white creatures here but us." " We have come for you".

The trait of survival is echoed throughout all animals but none quite as strongly human beings, our nature to survive has driven us to create things that we previously had thought impossible, and not always for the best. “If I had a gun, I know I would have killed him.” This illustrates the anarchic and feral nature of survival and how it can drive us to do terrible things in our own self defence. More ever, it shows that for people with good intentions often are victimised by others who are only out for personal gain. Such as Greg Sims, a previous next door neighbour of Josephine who, when confronting her in a McDonalds parking lot says “Let’s take turns in the back. I know your dying to. It’s in your blood you know.” This vile statement displays the terrible darker side of the human nature, one of lust and desire with a careless disregard for the wellbeing of

We live in a world where we are only doing harm to ourselves, until we open up to connections with others. We live in a world where we are quick to judge before even wondering what its like to live in someone else’s shoes. How can we ever make smart decisions when we don’t know all the possibilities there is to know? Truth is we cant. As individuals we all have emotions and feelings and a voice in

We expect other to stretch out their hands in our place. We do not bother to get our hands dirty and only watch from afar. Sometimes when we want to help, we unwittingly convince ourselves to not help in believe that someone else will offer a better help. I do not think this effect will ever ease because the chances are more likely for it to increase in today society. Why? Believe it or not because we are living in modern culture and grow to be more individualistic and hence, the more likely bystander effect will happen often. In April 2010, Hugo Tale-Yax was killed and as many as twenty-five people only walked past hid death body. Even worse, one of them only stopped to take a picture of his death body on the ground (Litch 651).

There are many reasons why people should take action, for example, for fairness. Why fairness, well because fairness is everything, a lot wouldn’t be right if there were no fairness, and i feel as if everything is fair it just makes everyone happy. So when it comes down to stepping up for fairness it plays a big role as far as taking action because you're not

Mr. Kowalski you handled ethical dilemma when you went outside to help to Sue and her family. You were not scared of losing your life. You saved Sue’s life and gave your life for her. I agree with you when you said the violence with gangsters was not going to stop. Now I understand why you said that because it need it to end the way it did so justice came come in and take them. Mr. Kowalski you were killed and the violent gang were taking to Jail. That was the only way the violent would of stop.

Would you potentially put yourself in harm’s way to stand up for what is right?