Psychologists call it the "witness effect." The more people see that someone needs help and do not take anything, the less chances that at least one eyewitness goes wrong as everything. The effect of the witness leads to deaths that could not happen. Unfortunately, to become a victim of such behavior - or one of the indifferent - can anyone.
Kitty Jenoveza murder
It was after this story that happened in 1964, psychologists began to explore the effect of a witness. March 13, 28-year-old Kitty returned at night in his apartment in New York. A serial killer attacked her. Half ancient girl struggled for his life: she screamed and called to the rescue. Wounding Kitty, the killer was frightened that the screams would attract their neighbors, and escaped. But after 10 minutes, making sure that no one hurries to catch him, returned and finished the victim. According to the calculations of journalists, about 38 people heard what was happening in the yard, and did not undertake anything.
Death of Axel Casiana
On June 16, 2008, on a country road in California, a man named Sergio Aguar came out of a car with his two-year son named Axel and began to beat the boy with his feet. Movied by cars. About 5 people stopped and watched in shock for what was happening. Finally, the fiery security volunteer scored 911. During this time, Aguar struck about 100 blows, repeating a calm voice, which "expelled demons." The arrival police officer ordered Aguaru to stop, but he showed him the middle finger. Then the cop shot a man, but the boy was no longer able to save.
Not waiting for Esming Green
In June 2008, 49 Summer Esmin Green lost consciousness in the reception room of Kings County in Brooklyn. She was waiting for his turn to inspect 24 hours, and then he lay on the floor. Its fall ignored both other patients and security. When it was finally approached, the woman was already dead. The administration of the hospital later unsuccessfully tried to fake documents so that information on how a person was left without help was known to the court and the press.
Tragedy in St. Petersburg metro
March 10, 2008 At the station "Nevsky Prospect" 20-year-old girl for an unknown reason fell into the lumen between the cars standing at the train station. The camera recorded, as a few people looked in the direction of the fallen ... and did nothing. When the train went, the witnesses approached the edge of the platform, satisfied their curiosity and left without calling for help.
Bryan Sinclera patience
On September 19, 2008, the 45-year-old manless disabled person Brian Sinclair came to the State Clinic in Winnipeg with complaints of abdominal pain. The non-psychotic beggar patient was chased through the cabinets and, and not inspected, they ordered him to wait in the receiving department. The poor fellow spent 34 hours there, and he did not give food or water. Finally, someone from other patients told the guard that Sinclair seems to do not breathe. Later it turned out that the disease, due to which Brian died, was quite curable with timely help.
Oleg from Volgograd
On February 16, 2015, a resident of Volgograd posted a photo of a man in a social network, by which she passed in the entrance. He lay on the floor in a strange pose and the girl suggested that he is a drug addict. In the community, there have been about 60 thousand people, a stormy discussion has unfolded about people who use drugs. Even residents of the entrance, which also saw lying ones also joined the discussion. Later it turned out that the young man was disabled, drugs did not use and died from a heart attack.
Hugo Alfredo Hero
In April 2010, the homeless Hugo Alfred in New York saw that the robber attacks a woman. He rushed to the criminal and got a blow to a knife, and the woman successfully ran away. Hugo, expired by blood, fell on the road and lay on the asphalt for more than an hour. The surveillance chamber recorded that before the arrival of firefighters on an anonymous call, about 25 people passed by the dying. Someone even took a photo for memory.
Raymond Zack, whom no one wanted to save
In June 2011, 50-year-old Raymond Zack went into the water of San Francisco Bay on the neck and remained so standing, presumably, wanting to end. His relatives called 911, and fire and police arrived at the beach. The police believed that firefighters should be climbed into the water, the firefighters said that they did not study this, and the rest attended the beach people thought that the specialists were about to fulfill their duty. As a result, Zack stood in 12-degree water an hour, lost consciousness due to supercooling and went under water. Only then one of the 75 witnesses, ordinary passerby, rushed to help him. But it was too late.
7 minutes Wang Yu
In October 2011, a two-year-old girl Wang Yu ran to the roadway, where the car was shot down. The baby was still alive, but could not climb. Pedestrians passed by, cyclists and Rickshaw came around the girl, without stopping. So it lasted 7 minutes until the child moved a truck. Only then who noticed what was happening the cleaner threw her packages and ran to the girl, then the mother of the child was stronned at her screams. After 8 days, Wang Yu died in the hospital.
Le le, Beijing
The 26-year-old le, came out of the bus, stumbled and, unfortunately climbed about the metal hedge at the bus stop, fell and stuck the neck between the railings. Half an hour, as the surveillance camera showed, people passed by the unfortunate women - some even filmed her with their phones, but no one asked what was going on. When, finally, the woman came up, she chips, and later died in the hospital.
