[Serious] Woman raped while onlookers did nothing

[zwanzig]

Back on topic, some of these people recorded the crime on their phones.

....didn't call police but decided, "This will be great for my Instagram story"? I can't even imagine being that depraved or what these people were thinking. Fear I can understand, but I cannot even comprehend the urge to record a crime on my phone.

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

As a part of the ‘I’d kick his ass crowd’, I feel compelled to point out that I’m 6’4”, weigh 215, and I’m built like someone who played rugby union for 30 years (because I played rugby union for 30 years).

Boru

And I'm just under 5'6, am not particularly well built, but I've tackled a few people much larger than me in my time.

(bold mine)

I have photographic evidence to the contrary. 

Boru

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

Back on topic, some of these people recorded the crime on their phones.

....didn't call police but decided, "This will be great for my Instagram story"? I can't even imagine being that depraved or what these people were thinking. Fear I can understand, but I cannot even comprehend the urge to record a crime on my phone.

In my moral (as opposed to legal) view, that makes these people accessories to the crime.

Boru

[LadyForCamus]

In Salem for three days. Just got in trouble with my husband because some drunk guy was harassing two young women and their young son in a restaurant at the table next to us and I told him to fucking get going. 😂🤷‍♀️

You must be scary when enraged.   My wife has gotten me into a couple of brawls, talking smack at dodos causing trouble.    Not as bad as BSB4, but in those days I could deadlift 300+ pounds, and bench press 180+ pounds. I don't take her out to bars, anymore...

Then you’re probably familiar with my husband’s saying on the matter; perhaps you’ve said it to your wife a few times:

“You start things and then I have to finish them.”

😁😇

[Brian37]

Back on topic, some of these people recorded the crime on their phones.

....didn't call police but decided, "This will be great for my Instagram story"? I can't even imagine being that depraved or what these people were thinking. Fear I can understand, but I cannot even comprehend the urge to record a crime on my phone.

In my moral (as opposed to legal) view, that makes these people accessories to the crime.

Boru

In the context of the original post, it is still armchair quarterbacking. It is easy to say what you would want to do, vs what you actually do in the real life face to face situation.

Even in the case of the D-Day invasion, you had guys that would hide behind cliffs and rocks and do nothing, and you had others whom would shoot unarmed Germans in the back trying to flee and retreat. 

It is impossible to say what an individual will do in an event of stress. You can only blame the perpetrator who started the event.

[LadyForCamus]

In my moral (as opposed to legal) view, that makes to people accessories to the crime.

Boru

In the context of the original post, it is still armchair quarterbacking. It is easy to say what you would want to do, vs what you actually do in the real life face to face situation.

Even in the case of the D-Day invasion, you had guys that would hide behind cliffs and rocks and do nothing, and you had others whom would shoot unarmed Germans in the back trying to flee and retreat. 

It is impossible to say what an individual will do in an event of stress. You can only blame the perpetrator who started the event.

There is no excuse for these people to not have dialed 911. Stop it.

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

In my moral (as opposed to legal) view, that makes to people accessories to the crime.

Boru

In the context of the original post, it is still armchair quarterbacking. It is easy to say what you would want to do, vs what you actually do in the real life face to face situation.

Even in the case of the D-Day invasion, you had guys that would hide behind cliffs and rocks and do nothing, and you had others whom would shoot unarmed Germans in the back trying to flee and retreat. 

It is impossible to say what an individual will do in an event of stress. You can only blame the perpetrator who started the event.

You ignore the fact that I HAVE been in that situation in real life (not rapes, but people behaving badly), so I know exactly what I would do.

I blame the rapist for raping that poor woman. I blame the bystanders for not calling for help. If you’ve got time to get out your phone and video A FUCKING RAPE, you’ve got time to punch three digits and alert the authorities. Anyone who viddied this and didn’t call the cops is scum. Scummy McScumface, each and every one of them.

Boru

Edit: and shame on you for suggesting anything different.

[onlinebiker]

I guarantee this sort of thing would never happen here......

No public transit...




I have often wondered why they don' t have some sort of law enforcement presence on transit.....

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

I guarantee this sort of thing would never happen here......

No public transit...




I have often wondered why they don' t have some sort of law enforcement presence on transit.....

Lots of places do. They’re called ‘transit police’.

Boru

[arewethereyet]

We have transit police here that ride the DART (Dallas Area Rapid Transit) trains and patrol the waiting areas. I don't know if they also patrol buses and bus stops though.