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People feel that way, that they have no recourse when they travel. so what happens when -- because you heard the passengers saying oh, my gosh, what's going on? but no one stood up to do anything. >> that's right and the fear of direct consequences that they're already observing with this gentleman is what makes that diffusion a responsibility phenomenon even more severe in this case. so as you mentioned people were yelling out, look what you're doing to him, but nobody took a stand and that's because they could see, number one, that something horrible could happen to them just like this and n...

Made, that this is all political. it's coming three, four weeks ahead of the election. none of these women came out publicly before or filed police reports. court of law, how difficult does that make their case? >> it's definitely a concern. i agree. 24 days until the election and this is coming out. i would be concerned as a lawyer, but it makes sense because when one card falls the rest fall and it also gives you a sense of enclosement with the other accusers. there's like this group effect where you want to support each other. support your sisters. support other victims. >> you heard that o...

Say, in the past 12 months. what is driving that. >> social media plays a really big role. the more you see survivors come forward and share stories like anna did, the more that other survivors say, okay, i can come forward. i don't need to keep this a secret. >> reminds me of when i covered the catholic church and the allegations -- not also -- pattern of sexual misconduct, sexual abuse of minors in the church, the same thing, shame and silence that kept the whole thing seek yet and inside the institution, as soon as the wall broke down and people came forward and said, oh, yes, father so and...

Months. what do you think is driving that? >> i think social media plays a really big role. i think the more that you see survivors come forward and share their stories like anna did, the more other survivors look at that and say, okay, i can come forward. i don't need to keep this a secret anymore. >> it reminds me of when i covered the catholic church and the allegations -- allegations -- pattern of sexual misconduct, sexual abuse of minors in the church which was the same thing. there was a shame and silence that kept the whole thing secret and inside the institution. as soon as that wall s...

Some of them about t. most were embarrassed. >> this is for the sfn society. >> oh, i'm sorry. want it back? >> no, you can keep it. go ahead. keep. >> it many freeloaders weren't ashamed at all. >> are you embarrassed? >> no. are you? >> you are coming in for five shrimp here. >> it would be a shame to waste those shrimpy soar i alt a couple. >> teachers are not paid enough. you know that. >> this is the kind of rationale people use? >> yeah. "teachers are not paid enough," "the insurances company cheated me at some past." there are lots of stories we tell ourselves at the moment. >> this gro...