The Correlation Between Bystander Effect and Camera Phone Accessibility With advancements in technology emerging among humans, it can be presumed that as a result, humankind is equally evolving; however, as one analyzes the ramifications that technology poses, he/she is left to question if technology does more harm than good. In the case of the camera phone, it appears to have highly promoted the phenomenon of bystander effect; this occurrence transpires when an individual is least likely to help someone in distress when there are a greater number of people present (Hockenbury & Hockenbury, 2014). Educator Shona Anderson indicates in her book, No More Bystanders = No More Bullies: Activating Action in Educational Professionals, “... modern
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In Steve Annear’s Flight or Fight: Why Do People Film Fights on the MBTA Instead of Stopping Them?, he elaborates on why people choose not to intervene in extreme situations as an attempt to secure their own well being. In his article, he features commentary from psychologist Dr. Todd Farchione who expresses, “you want to be the hero, but at the same time there is that potential cost, and often times, I think people are trying to weigh that.” He further indicates that most individuals choose to withdraw their involvement in an occurrence like a fight because a social rule has been instilled within people: one which mandates that people should mind their own business (Annear, 2013). At the same time, however, it is very much feasible for someone to notify the police and allow them to impose on the situation. Dr. Farchione further asserts “… if you have time to pull out a camera and film someone getting into a fight, you would think if you can do that, you should be using that energy to help the person and alert the police.” The concept that he highlights is pivotal and illuminates a colossal deficiency with one’s response to moments of crisis; people should be making the judicious decision and contacting the …show more content…
In Judy Harris’s The Bystander Effect In The Cellphone Age, she recites a time at a baseball game when a nearby house caught fire. Of all the people who surged towards the residence, Harris’s husband was the only person who decided to warn the residents about the fire so that they could evacuate in time. She further mentions “witnesses capture videos of police brutality, which become important social media tools. But should this type of citizen journalism also apply to videoing a fire that’s just begun, without thinking of lives that might be at risk?” From this query, it can be construed that people do not know how to approach menacing incidents. In Harris’s case, people preferred to document the fire heighten over helping those who could have been harmed. Her anecdote further magnifies a deplorable subject that lingers among humans - people see more importance in recording a video than ensuring themselves of the well being of
In Steve Annear’s Flight or Fight: Why Do People Film Fights on the MBTA Instead of Stopping Them?, he elaborates on why people choose not to intervene in extreme situations as an attempt to secure their own well being. In his article, he features commentary from psychologist Dr. Todd Farchione who expresses, “you want to be the hero, but at the same time there is that potential cost, and often times, I think people are trying to weigh that.” He further indicates that most individuals choose to withdraw their involvement in an occurrence like a fight because a social rule has been instilled within people: one which mandates that people should mind their own business (Annear, 2013). At the same time, however, it is very much feasible for someone to notify the police and allow them to impose on the situation. Dr. Farchione further asserts “… if you have time to pull out a camera and film someone getting into a fight, you would think if you can do that, you should be using that energy to help the person and alert the police.” The concept that he highlights is pivotal and illuminates a colossal deficiency with one’s response to moments of crisis; people should be making the judicious decision and contacting the …show more content…
In Judy Harris’s The Bystander Effect In The Cellphone Age, she recites a time at a baseball game when a nearby house caught fire. Of all the people who surged towards the residence, Harris’s husband was the only person who decided to warn the residents about the fire so that they could evacuate in time. She further mentions “witnesses capture videos of police brutality, which become important social media tools. But should this type of citizen journalism also apply to videoing a fire that’s just begun, without thinking of lives that might be at risk?” From this query, it can be construed that people do not know how to approach menacing incidents. In Harris’s case, people preferred to document the fire heighten over helping those who could have been harmed. Her anecdote further magnifies a deplorable subject that lingers among humans - people see more importance in recording a video than ensuring themselves of the well being of