are we really like this?

[mmaria]

I've just seen this video. After seeing a bit in the beginning, nothing changes for a minute so if you're not patient skip the minute.
Maybe you've already seen it, but still

 

[tirediron]

I have my doubts, but I can tell you that if I had gone over to help him, only to find I'd been played for a fool, he would have really needed 'Aidez moi'!

 

[NancyMoranG]

Thought provoking for sure.
Nancy

 

[runnah]

No, I am not French.

 

[mmaria]

I have my doubts, but I can tell you that if I had gone over to help him, only to find I'd been played for a fool, he would have really needed 'Aidez moi'!

Don't be like that. He's just making the point here. I'm sure he/they don't want to play someone for a fool.
And what about the hospital scene? What can one tell about that!?

 

[mmaria]

No, I am not French.

That's funny actually. I would click on "like" but...

 

[Msteelio91]

The "problem" here is people here are profiling without being so aware of it.

When someone who looks homeless hits the ground looking for help, there's still a chance they're trying to get something out of the situation. I've seen homeless people feign injury many times to scrape up cash from sympathetic bystanders, or to try securing a bed in a hospital for a night. That kind of thing makes people numb in their reactions.

There's also a potential for harm. Many of the homeless are mentally ill and I'd be slow to offer a hand for fear of my own safety. Seriously - I've seen them physically attack people for no apparent reason. That said, if I got the feeling something was truly wrong, I would certainly call the police and send for help.

When someone is clean and dressed in a nice suit, and they hit the ground calling for help, they're much less likely to be doing it for the purpose of simply getting attention or some extra cash.

 

[pgriz]

It is, unfortunately, a rather well known fact that the more people there are around you, the less likely any one person will come up to help. That is known as the "bystander effect", and is linked to diffusion of responsibility in a group situation. (see Bystander Effect and Diffusion of Responsibility | Heroic Imagination Project as one reference to this phenomenon). There is also the "Somebody Else's Problem" phenomenon which allows individuals to absolve themselves of taking action. There are exceptions of course, to that behaviour, but it is a common enough response by most people.

 

[480sparky40 39]

No

 

[mmaria]

The "problem" here is people here are profiling without being so aware of it.

When someone who looks homeless hits the ground looking for help, there's still a chance they're trying to get something out of the situation. I've seen homeless people feign injury many times to scrape up cash from sympathetic bystanders, or to try securing a bed in a hospital for a night. That kind of thing makes people numb in their reactions.

There's also a potential for harm. Many of the homeless are mentally ill and I'd be slow to offer a hand for fear of my own safety. Seriously - I've seen them physically attack people for no apparent reason. That said, if I got the feeling something was truly wrong, I would certainly call the police and send for help.

When someone is clean and dressed in a nice suit, and they hit the ground calling for help, they're much less likely to be doing it for the purpose of simply getting attention or some extra cash.

I do understand what are you saying and agree with you to some extent... Iwas seeing beggars hitting their children, giving them alcohol so they can sleep all day... All those thing do make me to reconsider but still, i think I would stop and call ER if nothing else

what about the hospital? they have done nothing for 45 minutes!? Hospital!?

 

[runnah]

I do understand what are you saying and agree with you to some extent... Iwas seeing beggars hitting their children, giving them alcohol so they can sleep all day... All those thing do make me to reconsider but still, i think I would stop and call ER if nothing else what about the hospital? they have done nothing for 45 minutes!? Hospital!?

It's cute that you call them beggars!

Anyways the mention if concern for the safety of one's well being over that of another is a strong motivator. Homeless people, while still people, can be very dangerous. There are reasons that they become homeless and one of the biggest reasons is that they are mentally unstable. Having that as a large factor would curtail most peoples efforts to help.

I would call 911, but not approach.

 

[mmaria]

It's cute that you call them beggars!

I was thinking of real beggars, not homeless people.My mistake sorry people

 

[runnah]

I was thinking of real beggars, not homeless people.My mistake sorry people

Don't be sorry!

 

[table1349]

The great human race.
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[Msteelio91]

I do understand what are you saying and agree with you to some extent... Iwas seeing beggars hitting their children, giving them alcohol so they can sleep all day... All those thing do make me to reconsider but still, i think I would stop and call ER if nothing else

what about the hospital? they have done nothing for 45 minutes!? Hospital!?

A hospital is still a business. If the person can't pay for their services, they won't offer them up freely.

It's cute that you call them beggars!

Anyways the mention if concern for the safety of one's well being over that of another is a strong motivator. Homeless people, while still people, can be very dangerous. There are reasons that they become homeless and one of the biggest reasons is that they are mentally unstable. Having that as a large factor would curtail most peoples efforts to help.

I would call 911, but not approach.

Thank you for reiterating my exact post hahahahaha