Bystander Psychology: Why Some Witnesses to Crime Do Nothing | Healthland | TIME.com - 18 views
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The grand jury investigation that resulted in 40 counts of child abuse against Penn State’s former defensive coordinator, Jerry Sandusky, has raised profoundly unsettling psychological and moral questions about the actions — or lack thereof — of others involved in the case.
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kai wilding on 01 Feb 12At first i think its crazy but then it makes sense to me that why do people that are famous, well known or very amazing in the eyes of others do crazy things like this. I think it is of stress and also to be great they must have been doing something different from everyone else so they must be a little bit crazy!
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Head football coach Joe Paterno was fired by the university on Wednesday for his failure to intervene upon learning about the alleged long-running abuse.
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The most famous instance of witness apathy involves the 1964 murder of 28-year-old Kitty Genovese in New York City. News accounts — and later, social psychology texts — said the victim and her screams were ignored by 38 witnesses as she was stabbed to death on a Queens street. (Genovese’s killer was denied parole this week.)