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The bystander effect is a social psychological phenomenon that refers to cases in which individuals do not offer any means of help to a victim when other people are present. The probability of help is inversely related to the number of bystanders. In other words, the greater the number of bystanders, the less likely it is that any one of them will help. Several variables help to explain why the bystander effect occurs. These variables include: ambiguity, cohesiveness and diffusion of responsibility.

Every Yeshiva Bachur knows to respond if needed. Here it’s inherently unclear Am I needed? Me? and he looks to his right looks to his left. No one’s moving. So he doesn’t move.

The reason this is a thread that got so much attention is that this seemingly is because of religion. It had nothing to do with religion and everything to do with bystander effect.