Active Bystander Case Study

Decent Essays
Yukki Wang
SCH 101

Situations that can be prevented or positively impacted by being an active bystander essentially force us to consider our values and make a choice about who we are and what we believe in. In the FY reading, Joshua Davis describes a number of situations which were, or could have been, impacted by being an active bystander; for example (pgs. 11-12 and 114) Lorenzo is taunted by his classmates for his hair style and even has gum put in his hair. Have you ever been in a situation where you were faced with the decision to do something to prevent someone from being hurt? What did you do? If you haven’t, what do you think you would do? What factors would influence your choice? Honestly, I have not been in any situation like

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