Examples Of Bystander Apathy
You’re walking down an exceptionally populated street on your way home to your family. You start to cross the street at a stop light when suddenly you hear
BANG!
A gun was shot no more than 10 feet from where you are crouched on the ground with the fear of not getting home. Just as suddenly as you got to the ground you stand up and look back to see a man laying on the floor shrieking in pain. You being a “Good Samaritan,” rush over to the man. You see that he was shot in the stomach and he’s quickly bleeding out. You get your phone out and try to dial 911 as quickly as your shaky fingers will permit. When you hear BANG!
This time you feel an incomprehensible pain coming from your chest. You fall to the ground -- gasping for air. You look to the side of you and you see your phone on which shows your homescreen -- a photo of your family.
Was attempting to render aid to a stranger worth your family losing you?
There is a law …show more content…
The law would be unfair for those with the incapability to render aid. Examples of such people being those who are blind, deaf, etc. In order for the law to be enforced there would have to be exceptions for such people. Which would then render the law unfair because laws shouldn't exclude certain people regardless of the situation. Hence them being laws. That would also contribute to the inconsistency of the law.
The inconsistency would primarily come from the fact that enforcement of the law would require so much manpower and resources. The enforcement of the law requires for the people to be supervised 24/7 which is practically impossible. Primarily for the United States it’d be too costly.
The United States is an already overburdened country. It's people don't need to have their taxes raised to fund the means of surveillance that the law would require. Honestly where would the money for the resources and manpower come from -- the people. That's where the government gets all of their funding after
BANG!
A gun was shot no more than 10 feet from where you are crouched on the ground with the fear of not getting home. Just as suddenly as you got to the ground you stand up and look back to see a man laying on the floor shrieking in pain. You being a “Good Samaritan,” rush over to the man. You see that he was shot in the stomach and he’s quickly bleeding out. You get your phone out and try to dial 911 as quickly as your shaky fingers will permit. When you hear BANG!
This time you feel an incomprehensible pain coming from your chest. You fall to the ground -- gasping for air. You look to the side of you and you see your phone on which shows your homescreen -- a photo of your family.
Was attempting to render aid to a stranger worth your family losing you?
There is a law …show more content…
The law would be unfair for those with the incapability to render aid. Examples of such people being those who are blind, deaf, etc. In order for the law to be enforced there would have to be exceptions for such people. Which would then render the law unfair because laws shouldn't exclude certain people regardless of the situation. Hence them being laws. That would also contribute to the inconsistency of the law.
The inconsistency would primarily come from the fact that enforcement of the law would require so much manpower and resources. The enforcement of the law requires for the people to be supervised 24/7 which is practically impossible. Primarily for the United States it’d be too costly.
The United States is an already overburdened country. It's people don't need to have their taxes raised to fund the means of surveillance that the law would require. Honestly where would the money for the resources and manpower come from -- the people. That's where the government gets all of their funding after