re: #87 researchok

In Hitler era Germany, intervening was not only a crime, but you at great risk.

There is something wrong when a photographer watches someone burn to death as opposed to trying to save the guy.

Well, going into a burning building presumably puts you at great risk as well.

The point is that, in these cases, self-preservation kicks in and people are very unlikely to intervene. And even if they want to, the unexpected nature of the event will often shock them into passivity. That is just reality.