The Terrorist Hijabi Experiment

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[ManiacJoe]

1. That is a sad statement about our society...

... that all those people walk by and do nothing....

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2. What's worse is that walking by is doing something.

[firsttimer]

3. People don't want to get involved

with a jerk like that.

I know he was acting but first thing you think is you are going to have to
hit this guy if you stop.
We have made the laws where you would be the one sued and arrested if a confrontation happens
because you stopped. She wasn't being hurt physically.

[ManiacJoe]

4. Not sure most would agree with your blanket assessment of reactions.

> ... first thing you think is you are going to have to hit this guy if you stop.

If wanting to assault the man is your first reaction, then, yes, you need to keep walking. Otherwise showing him the errors of his ways is a proper response.

[firsttimer]

5. You won't be assaulting him

He going to get aggressive with you.
That's why he's portraying him self as a jerk and verbally abusing a woman supposedly he doesn't know.

Do nice rational people do this? No
It's people that will start in on you if you stop .

So in many peoples minds it's trouble in the making .

[joshcryer]

6. Bystander effect

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bystander_effect

[seveneyes]

7. Yep

It's known there are plenty of people around to help if the self indulged loudmouth tries physical harm. Otherwise he is just showing what an idiot he is.

[joshcryer]

8. That one guy who simply said "you have to stop it" caused 3 others to stop.

Just by being up front.

Hell even if you don't want to be involved, step up, then walk away when others get involved. I've done that on several occasions when I had to be somewhere and saw abuse happening.

[JI7]

9. they aren't good actors

i think people think they are trying to get attention and that guy "looks like a terrorist".

i didn't watch the whole thing, just a bit and they just don't come off as convincing.