Tipsters probably have heard of the incident involving Heidi Klum and her children at a Hawaiian beach during the Easter Weekend. Most sources reported how she ran out into the ocean to save her seven year old son when he got pulled down by a riptide.
One source, however, focused on Klum's reaction to the bystanders watching what was going on: Quoting from the article: |But while the 39-year-old admits the incident looked far worse |than it actually was, she expressed her disappointment at the lack |of help and empathy from bystanders who instead of assisting with |the rescue took out their phones to capture it. | |"The family was surprised that we were being photographed and |no one would come help us. These photos taken recently look much |worse that it really was that day." http://www.entertainmentwise.com/news/110336/No-One-Would-Help-Us-Heidi-Klum-Disappointed-By-Bystanders-Who-Photographed-Son-Henry-Drowning This raises an interesting question for research and student discussion: If you saw ["a celebrity" or "a stranger"] in a situation that required immediate assistance, which would you choose to do: (a) rush to help the person (b) take a picture of the person in the situation and then help (c) take a picture of the person in the situation (d) just watch The celebrity/stranger distinction might be important but it should be noted that a while back, in NYC a person had been pushed onto the subway tracks and instead of trying to help the person up, people were busy taking pictures and video of the scene which eventually made it to news programs and the web. Unfortunately, the man on the tracks was hit by a subway train and later die. So, does having a picture/video capable phone increase bystander apathy? -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=24755 or send a blank email to leave-24755-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
