Raymond Townsend

Bystander Apathy

I cannot seem to get away from this extremely upsetting reality termed bystander apathy. This is what psychology defines as a phenomenon in which someone is less likely to intervene in an emergency situation when other people are present and able to help than when he or she is alone. I chose to write my term paper on this phenomena because it is intriguing to me how few people are affected by this. Frederick Douglass: case in point; became fed up with what his eyes saw everyday with the injustice and inhumane culture of slavery. He refused with a rare perseverance to adhere to the slave masters of his day and fight for a cause that was worth his and the life of others. I believe that a select few possess this type of determination in the eyes of challenge and conquest. Is it innate? Is it taught or learned? Or maybe its just......

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Title: Bystander Apathy
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