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For simple and safe banking anytime, anywhere. just drop by or visit regions.com/open to open your accounts and get into the rhythm of saving. regions its time to expect more. he lived in the shadows and died on the street without anyone helping him. i cant stop thinking about this man, a good samaritan, stabbed on the sidewalk and died. people come and go and some stop and stare, one took a picture. all did nothing. by the time help arrives, its too late, the man is dead. we heard a lot about...

He saw a woman being attacked by a man and as he tried to stop him, all of that was picked up on the camera. as heroic as tale-yaxs actions were, he remained invisible. relay here in a crumbled here for more than an hour where more than two dozen people passed on by. invisible, even finding someone who knew him was a challenge. we did eventually find his cousin. >> at least one of the people that just walkway from him, they should have stopped by and see what happened to him. that probably could...

People simply passed on by. invisible, even finding someone who knew him was a challenge. we did eventually find his cousin. >> at least one of the people that just walkway from him, they should have stopped by and see what happened to him. that probably could have save his life, too, but nobody did it. >> reporter: for days people have speculated why no one stopped. maybe it was the so-called bystander behavior or maybe our society is so saturated with violent images on tv and video game, when ...

People come and go and some stop and stare, one took a picture. all did nothing. by the time help arrives, its too late, the man is dead. we heard a lot about bystander behavior and the indifference to those in desperate need. what about the victim? who was he? we think its important to know. what matters isnt just how he died, also how he lived. heres tonights "crime and punishment" report. >> reporter: invisible, probably how this man would have described himself, cloaked ingrainny video. the ...

Another turns tale-yax over, presumably sees his wounds, but like the others, walks away. for more than an hour, dozens of pedestrians and bystanders walk past this hero who saved a life, apparently without ever calling 911. finally, firefighters respond to the scene, but it is too late. hugo alfredo tale-yax is dead. its a shocking story, ill tell you, but weve seen it before. its called bystander behavior, in which people do nothing to save someone elses life. but it could be something else as...

For more than an hour, dozens of pedestrians and bystanders walk past this hero who saved a life, apparently without ever calling 911. finally, firefighters respond to the scene, but it is too late. hugo alfredo tale-yax is dead. its a shocking story, ill tell you, but weve seen it before. its called bystander behavior, in which people do nothing to save someone elses life. but it could be something else as well. and thats the response mechanisms in our brains. that could be changing. were diggi...

After only a few steps, he collapses on the sidewalk. what happens next is difficult to comprehend. people walk by without stopping to help him. they come and go, more than 20 of them. some glance over at the dying man. others stare. these two men stop, nearby, they stand there before one of the men takes out his cell phone and takes a picture. another turns tale-yax over, presumably sees his wounds, but like the others, walks away. for more than an hour, dozens of pedestrians and bystanders wal...