Thread:Comments:Chinese girl who was hit-and-run by two drivers, ignored by eighteen people, dies/Comments from feedback form - "how they can ignore her? how t..."/reply (2)

Ever heard about the bystander effect? Or the diffusion of responsibility? Both were psychological phenomenons first described through similar events that happened in the Western world. The more people that are present in a situation - the less each individual is inclined to act. The is nothing new and happens worldwide, on a daily basis.