[lbo-talk] Anger over public apathy after India accident

[from_alamut at yahoo.com]

I think it depends on how many people are there. Psychological studies have shown in one or two people witness an accident then they will jump in and help, but if its a crowd they are more like to just wait until someone initiates help even if its just the group standing around for a while. That is why in First Aide programs the first thing the teach about is to take charge and order bystanders to help.

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> From: Wojtek S <wsoko52 at gmail.com>
>To: lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org 
>Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2013 8:04 AM
>Subject: [lbo-talk] Anger over public apathy after India accident
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>Video footage of a man being ignored as he begged for help following a road
>accident that killed his wife and child has led to accusations of
>"shameful" public apathy in India.
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>Police said Kanhaiya Lal's appeals were ignored for 40 minutes on Monday
>after a speeding truck rammed his motorcycle on Sunday, which was also
>carrying his wife Guddi, 26, their 10-month-old daughter and four-year-old
>son.
>http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2013/04/201341562946963175.html
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>[WS:] Interesting.  My experience from the US is that there was always
>someone willing to help when I needed it, so cannot blame this on
>neoliberalism.
>-- 
>Wojtek
>
>"An anarchist is a neoliberal without money."
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