Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20100426:14:24:00
As this girl was beaten by a group of teenagers. psychologists 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 that somebody else must be helping out. we're motivated to try to fit into our social environment. we're influenced by others. we want to do what others do. our behavior will follow. >> reporter: he says we're hardwired to look away, from the notorious case in 1964, stabbed to death in new york as neighbors ignored her screams to this latest ca...
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