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Oct 21, 2021 1 min, 3 secs

Experts have long studied how people react in dangerous or distressing public situations, often turning to a psychological theory known as the bystander effect to describe people who are less likely to help victims when they are in group settings.

"When people are in public, they are less likely to show their concern about something than if they are alone," said psychologist Bibb Latané.

Early reports about the killing said dozens of people witnessed the murder and did not intervene or call the police.

While the bystander effect may explain how some people respond to victims in public situations, Dr.

She said some people also may not know the proper way to help the victim, so "they may not know how to intervene.".

Latané said it's hard to know exactly what stopped the riders from intervening or calling the police, but he said that for some, capturing the incident on camera could have been their way of helping the victim.

"A lot of people have credited recording police and incidents as being a very positive thing to do," he said.

"A lot of people feel that taking a video of the incident is helpful to the victim so they can go back to police and share that evidence," she said.

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