This week I’m joined by my OBITCHUARY cohost Madison Reyes to discuss the psychological phenomenon of the bystander effect. In part 2 we’re going over several more stories in which victims lost their lives or found themselves on the brink of death as some sat by idly instead of intervening.

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https://listverse.com/2009/11/02/10-notorious-cases-of-the-bystander-effect/

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https://www.nytimes.com/1964/03/27/archives/37-who-saw-murder-didnt-call-the-police-apathy-at-stabbing-of.html

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