What happens when we choose to ignore or otherwise overlook a situation in which another person's life is in danger. Any regular consumer of local and national news has seen incident after incident in which a victim falls prey to criminal behavior while those around him or her ignore it.
There was the recent video of an elderly man who was beaten and robbed in broad daylight and lay between two cars for some time without an offer of help by those who stepped over him or looked away during the perpetration of the crime. A similar incident can be seen in a subway station. Either those who see the incident choose to look away and scurry off or simply do not offer the least bit of assistance even in the form of a phone call to 911.
As these types of crimes have impinged on the American consciousness - if injury or catastrophic death has occurred then the victim's families are beginning to wonder what happened to the ideals that made of country great. Helping those who need it! It seems our consciousness has been hardened in the last decade and it is painful to witness.
To bolster the empathetic bystander into action many legislators are either considering or have passed 'Good Samaritan Laws' requiring action if you witness a crime - to the extent that you do not endanger yourself.
If we cannot be counted on to do the 'right' thing as a matter of principle - it seems some are poised to impose appropriate decision-making.
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