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Originally posted by meepa
The reason for this is because when lots of people are around, we automatically tend to shift responsibility to someone else. IE, we say "Shouldn't someone do something?" since there are so many "someones" around. If a similar situation happened when there were fewer witnesses however, that sociological phenomenon doesn't occur as often, because people realize there is no one else to shift the responsibility to.
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This is why people who are in need of help should point at someone, and say "You Help Me!" Appoint the responsibility to someone and they will more than likely take action, because they'll feel guilty, and won't have the "shouldn't someone do something?" excuse.
Back to the topic. I live in a pretty loud neighborhood, parties and what not always going on. Occasionally loud arguments between male and females break out, and yelling persists (never seen a man grab for, or hit a woman out on the street, mainly just harsh words. But even so, I'll assess the situation, and usually call the police before any domestic violence even comes into play. If a man did grab at, hit or slap a woman though the man probably wouldn't enjoy the beating me and whatever nearest blunt object would dish out for him.