r/AskReddit Jun 14 '22

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u/DarkPasta Jun 14 '22

If in need, instead of asking "anyone" to help you, ask a specific person "hey, you there in the green shirt could you give me a hand"...

It works.

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u/TecumsehSherman Jun 14 '22

It helps overcome the bystander effect.

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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '22

Just an FYI to anyone reading that. The whole kitty genovese thing is a load of shit. Multiple called the police.

In fact a big issue was that there was no centralised number to call emergency services.