I don't know what bystanders could have done to actively intervene; I get that. I have been within a few feet of a beating inflicted in public by strong young males on several occasions. It's breathtaking how severe of a damage can be inflicted by a young male human in just seconds, and although I wanted to help, there was nothing I coul…
I don't know what bystanders could have done to actively intervene; I get that. I have been within a few feet of a beating inflicted in public by strong young males on several occasions. It's breathtaking how severe of a damage can be inflicted by a young male human in just seconds, and although I wanted to help, there was nothing I could do physically. To physically step in between the perp and the victim looked to me akin to stepping into a tornado. Made of whirling bricks.
But what I do see in the all-too-common videos of violence that have been captured and posted in this modern cellphone age is a distinct change in the ATTITUDE of the bystanders. The default behavior seems to be apathy, disengagement, or even glee. If I were near this assault I would have at least been screaming, calling 911, looking actively for police etc. What I saw from the bystanders instead was a lot of "Huh. Would you look at that?"
The victim's daughter has publicly thanked an anonymous bystander for yelling at the attacker to distract him during the attack. If the victim's daughter can thank this person, I think it's worth mentioning that it happened so wanted to share.
NYPD said that NO ONE EVEN CALLED 911 during or after this assault. Cops saw the victim laying on the sidewalk as they were driving by after the attack. I understand being afraid to physically intervene, but as you mentioned, someone could have at least called the police. I don't know about the liability of the security officers, but I couldn't imagine any liability related to calling the police or checking on the victim to see if she were even alive. I couldn't imagine laying on the sidewalk, experiencing immense pain, and being disoriented after a violent attack...everyone just keeps on walking... It's disgusting and so sad.
"To physically step in between the perp and the victim looked to me akin to stepping into a tornado. Made of whirling bricks." Yeah. Unfortunately, "stepping in" in situations like this is like jumping in front of a train to save someone who's tied to the tracks. It creates two corpses instead of one. Like you, what bothers me is that no one tried to do ANYTHING. :-(
I don't know what bystanders could have done to actively intervene; I get that. I have been within a few feet of a beating inflicted in public by strong young males on several occasions. It's breathtaking how severe of a damage can be inflicted by a young male human in just seconds, and although I wanted to help, there was nothing I could do physically. To physically step in between the perp and the victim looked to me akin to stepping into a tornado. Made of whirling bricks.
But what I do see in the all-too-common videos of violence that have been captured and posted in this modern cellphone age is a distinct change in the ATTITUDE of the bystanders. The default behavior seems to be apathy, disengagement, or even glee. If I were near this assault I would have at least been screaming, calling 911, looking actively for police etc. What I saw from the bystanders instead was a lot of "Huh. Would you look at that?"
The victim's daughter has publicly thanked an anonymous bystander for yelling at the attacker to distract him during the attack. If the victim's daughter can thank this person, I think it's worth mentioning that it happened so wanted to share.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/nyc-asian-assault-victim-good-samaritan-diverted-attackers-attention
NYPD said that NO ONE EVEN CALLED 911 during or after this assault. Cops saw the victim laying on the sidewalk as they were driving by after the attack. I understand being afraid to physically intervene, but as you mentioned, someone could have at least called the police. I don't know about the liability of the security officers, but I couldn't imagine any liability related to calling the police or checking on the victim to see if she were even alive. I couldn't imagine laying on the sidewalk, experiencing immense pain, and being disoriented after a violent attack...everyone just keeps on walking... It's disgusting and so sad.
"To physically step in between the perp and the victim looked to me akin to stepping into a tornado. Made of whirling bricks." Yeah. Unfortunately, "stepping in" in situations like this is like jumping in front of a train to save someone who's tied to the tracks. It creates two corpses instead of one. Like you, what bothers me is that no one tried to do ANYTHING. :-(