It is 12:52 AM, John Doe, casually refilling his gas tank before arriving home after a long and tiring day at work. Across the deserted street he sees a hooded lady throw a small black bag into the dumpster. Before dashing she does quick glances of her surroundings and runs from the scene. He hear the cries of an infant within the dumpster. What does he do? Does he intervene or does he mind his own business and goes home? Only a heartless soul would ever consider to leave the baby to rot in the dumpster. If he was ever to do such a thing, his conscience would be the death of his as he stands through his own internal demise. On the other hand, if he went to intervene he could have saved the life of person and the value of a human life is intangible.
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“They feel powerless to stop the bully”(Source A) or perhaps “They fear getting hurt or becoming another victim.”(Source A) However this all become insignificant once the bystander takes a step back out of the picture and begins to realize the situation they are really in. If they were educated on the topic, they would acknowledge that they are not the only ones in the act. There are other more that 70% of them on their side and they do not have to go through it all alone. When they realize this, the powerless feeling will disappear. As for the fears of becoming a victim, one does not have to intervene close up so their is no risk. A bystander can also intervene from the distance. Let us say, supposedly Jane Johnson also witnessed the scenario of the dumpster baby at 12:52AM. She was in her apartment window watering her nocturnal plants when she sees the lady throw the baby away. She does not have to feel fear or endangerment. All she must do to intervene positively is call the emergency hotline to provide help for the abandoned infant. Unlike John Doe she has actually done good to society and she has not risked herself whatsoever. Yes, it is knowledgable that we all are human and have our natural fears and concerns over our self protection. But those factors are can be easily removed by taking indirect actions. As bystanders that we all are, we do not have to directly intervene and risk ourselves, we can simply use our phones and from a distance tell a person
“They feel powerless to stop the bully”(Source A) or perhaps “They fear getting hurt or becoming another victim.”(Source A) However this all become insignificant once the bystander takes a step back out of the picture and begins to realize the situation they are really in. If they were educated on the topic, they would acknowledge that they are not the only ones in the act. There are other more that 70% of them on their side and they do not have to go through it all alone. When they realize this, the powerless feeling will disappear. As for the fears of becoming a victim, one does not have to intervene close up so their is no risk. A bystander can also intervene from the distance. Let us say, supposedly Jane Johnson also witnessed the scenario of the dumpster baby at 12:52AM. She was in her apartment window watering her nocturnal plants when she sees the lady throw the baby away. She does not have to feel fear or endangerment. All she must do to intervene positively is call the emergency hotline to provide help for the abandoned infant. Unlike John Doe she has actually done good to society and she has not risked herself whatsoever. Yes, it is knowledgable that we all are human and have our natural fears and concerns over our self protection. But those factors are can be easily removed by taking indirect actions. As bystanders that we all are, we do not have to directly intervene and risk ourselves, we can simply use our phones and from a distance tell a person