tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16692575.post8137183258388508344..comments2023-12-26T09:21:06.205+00:00Comments on Daniel K. Sullivan: Standing about gawking isn't a form of helpingAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03238749613615582511noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16692575.post-40711675708685476782008-02-18T21:58:00.000+00:002008-02-18T21:58:00.000+00:00The bystander effect a.k.a. "Genovese Syndrome"......The bystander effect a.k.a. "Genovese Syndrome"....<BR/><BR/>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitty_Genovese<BR/><BR/>For more, have a read of the rather excellent book "Influence, The Psychology of Persuasion" by Robert B. Cialdini. <BR/><BR/>As an aside, he advises that if you are ever a victim or in need of assistance for whatever reason, and there are people standing around not doing anything - pick a person out of the crowd and tell them exactly what you need e.g. "Miss, in the red tshirt, please call an ambulance, I may be having a heart attack". <BR/><BR/>An excellent book all round.<BR/><BR/>So, what you describe is nothing to do with nationality. Neither would a particular age group be more prone to "gawk".. It's human nature...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16692575.post-60729292764504306032008-02-17T16:16:00.000+00:002008-02-17T16:16:00.000+00:00Donal, you are completely correct. We're a nation ...Donal, you are completely correct. We're a nation that so love a good story we seem to feel bound to gawk just so we have all the details when it relating later to our friends. Which you would expect of teenagers but not people old enough to be the parents of teenagers.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03238749613615582511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16692575.post-80890371069529948632008-02-15T20:28:00.000+00:002008-02-15T20:28:00.000+00:00Ah yes, but people standing around aren't there to...Ah yes, but people standing around aren't there to help. It's like some form of watching a car crash. People slow down to see what happened. Likewise in that situation. <BR/><BR/>I was at the Salthill airshow last year when the helicopter door fell off injuring three people. We were already walking away at this stage but loads of people started running over to see what happened, milling around what could have been dead people for all they knew. It was crazy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com