If you’ve had a psychology course, chances are you’ve studied the murder of Kitty Genovese that led to the bystander effect. Basically, the bystander effect, as described by psychologists Bibb Latané and John Darley, is a behavior that occurs when the presence of others discourages an individual from intervening in an emergency situation.
Livin' la Vida Lacy - Bystanders ignore wandering baby