AtrocityMasterKuniIf you're in an emergency situation near groups of people and need someone to call the cops, don't say "Someone call the cops!", because I guarantee almost no one will. Instead, single a person out, and say "Hey you, call the cops!" and they will be much more inclined to help you. I don't remember where I read this, but it seems like sound advice for breaking the crowd mentality of nobody wanting to take responsibility.
This is very true.
It goes with the "bystander effect" and something about responsibility shift...? Pretty much, the more people, the LESS likely one person will help since they think "Oh, there's 20 of us, ONE of them will call for help..." but if they all think that way, nothing happens.But if you solo someone out or if there's only one person there, the responsibility shifts to them and they think "Crap, I'm the only one, I need to call for help".
Also, people should be intervening if they ever see something go wrong. Intervene directly, delegate and get others involved, or even "distracting" is a good method. Being a bystander is honestly one of the worst things you can do when you could be saving someone's life or something.
Anyways, I'm glad you're safe, mana. It's fortunate that you didn't get seriously injured. Hopefully your items are recovered but just being safe should be your top priority.
I dont know if you learnt that in first aid or what but you must be careful, check if someone is already taking charge, you dont want two different people issuing orders