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I blame a lot on reality television, a lot of it on stuff -- >> people would think it was a stunt that -- carries cell phones. the easier thing would be to dial 911 at least. >> in some cases people aren't thinking about that they've seen so many things they are thinking this may be a prank. >> if we are numb to that we are ceasing to be a society and becoming observers of death and destruct. they have the bystander effect where you see other people walk by and you walk by too whatever the other folks do you will follow suit that's unfortunately what seems like happened in this case. >> tucker...

I blame a lot on reality television, a lot of it on stuff -- >> people would think it was a stunt that -- carries cell phones. the easier thing would be to dial 911 at least. >> in some cases people aren't thinking about that they've seen so many things they are thinking this may be a prank. >> if we are numb to that we are ceasing to be a society and becoming observers of death and destruct. they have the bystander effect where you see other people walk by and you walk by too whatever the other folks do you will follow suit that's unfortunately what seems like happened in this case. >> tucker...

Tool to fight this persistent illegal immigration battle. do they have a point? >> i came from arizona a few weeks ago. i was a week down there. the truth is, every other border state it's a serious concern, especially south area of arizona. on the other hand, there is no such increase in crimes compared to any other cities like new york city or washington, d.c. the reality is they are just making a political pawn issue from so much a complex concern, which is comprehensive immigration reform. >> you think this is all about politics. >> it's all about politics. >> reverend, this is a topic we'...

>> reporter: it's happened before in hartford connecticut cash for clunkers, a 78-year-old man hit by a car on a busy road. countless pedestrians passed him by. he later died. in brooklyn, new york, a patient in a psych ward collapsed face down in a hospital waiting room. hospital staff ignored her and she died. security guards stood by as a girl was beaten by a group of teenagers. psychiatrists say there's an explanation for this, something called the bystander effect. believe it or not, the more people around, the less likely it is for someone to help you. >> there's an assumption someone el...

By. he later died. in brooklyn, new york, a patien collapsed, face down. hospital staff and other patients ignor her for nearly an hr. she also died. an attle, it was security guardsho stoody. ychologistsay there's an explanation to this. the bystander effect. the more people arod, the le likely iis for someone tohelp you. >> there's the assption that someone else may be helpingout. we're influenced by others. we want do what others do. our behaviorill folow. >> reporter: he says we're hard wired to loo away. from the notorious case in 196 stabbed to death in new york, his igors ignored his sc...