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Originally Posted by DragonRider1
In the US, and probably much of the world, the apt phrase is "Not me, I don't want to get involved. I don't want to actually DO anything! I don't want the responsibility! It's not my job." Welcome to the land of Apathy.
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February my car was hit and run in a busy parking lot. When I returned to the vehicle two ladies mentioned the saw the whole thing (as they were parked 3 spots away when it happened). Neither got the license plate and when I asked for their phone one womans response, "I don't want to get involved."
Two weeks ago my coworker's husband, while jogging around SF GGP was struck in the back by an SUV that blew through a stop sign. Because he was incapacitated, the police only took statements from two ladies in the vehicle. Guess what the police report said. "Oh he jumped out in front of us." There were other pedestrians at the scene who didn't bother to stick around for the police to set them straight.
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Originally Posted by KingOfJericho
It's not that people don't want to get involved, but rather that they don't want to become a victim themselves. Unless I had a gun, there's no way that I would confront a drug addict beating someone with a baseball bat. Two victims can become three victims very quickly. Think of it like this... a drug addict wielding a baseball bat is like a bear mauling a person. They can't be reasoned with.
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I would agree there is a factor of self preservation in many cases. I also agree with Dragonrider in many cases the only detriment to reporting a crime is the time it takes to do so. Shirking a neighborly responsibility in this manner just makes for a worse place to live.