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Disturbing thing that I saw on the bus.

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SirIsaacNewton
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
United States19 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-04-29 21:00:14
April 29 2010 19:19 GMT
#1
So I was taking the bus in San Francisco last weekend during the time when the high school and middle school students got off.

There were 3 asian students I'm guessing about 14-15, probably 8th grade or freshmen in high school. They were the typical trouble makers I guess since they were loud, and were using the word "fuck" and "shit" in every sentence as nouns, adjectives, verbs ect. They were annoying but I just ignored it since I know alot of young people are like that.

After a while, I saw them bullying a mentally retarded kid. They were spiting on him, pulling down his pants, and then this guy took out a gum that he was chewing and made the retarded kid chew it. What was even more disturbing was the other kids on the bus didn't do anything to stop the bullies, they were just observing and laughing at that poor kid. That really just made me sick to my stomach; I left the bus immediately on the next stop because I just couldn't bear the watch anymore.

That brings me back to my high school and middle school days; you always see people bullying others but no one ever does anything to stop them. The bullies are sick because they find messing with other people pleasurable but the bystanders are the same; they secretly find that funny as well but are too phony to admit it.

The incident on the bus made me wonder are most humans just sick that way? It also made me wonder why didn't I do anything to stop the bullies, I was a bystander as well. Maybe because I thought that someone else would do it, or maybe because I am a hypocrite as well.

After reevaluating, maybe I was a bit scared. I went to high school and middle school in San Francisco, and I know that they are a lot of teenage Asian gangs around. It was a Friday afternoon, and I really didn't want any trouble.

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Kezzer
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
United States1268 Posts
April 29 2010 19:22 GMT
#2
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diffusion_of_responsibility
il0seonpurpose
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
Korea (South)5638 Posts
April 29 2010 19:22 GMT
#3
The question is why didn't you do anything about it? You go on blaming other people asking if the world is still humane and you did the exact same thing...
IntoTheWow
Profile Blog Joined May 2004
is awesome32275 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-04-29 19:34:29
April 29 2010 19:22 GMT
#4
That brings me back to my high school and middle school days; you always see people bullying others but no one ever does anything to stop them.


I don't know how old you are, but you should have done something to stop them. If you are too small/young, then just tell someone bigger on the bus to check it out.


Hi this is Chill posting but I'm banned from this guy's blogs. I just wanted to say that I agree, but I've also felt that "diffusion of responsibility." I've heard a girl screaming from my apartment window but I just figure it's not a big deal or if it is someone closer will handle it. I heard a psych story where dozens of people in an apartment all heard a girl get murdered but they assumed someone else would call the cops or handle it.

Okay back to ITW.
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Mobius
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
Canada1268 Posts
April 29 2010 19:23 GMT
#5
if it was 3 14-15 yearold asians then you should've just got off at their stop and beat the shit out of them.
Entusman #51
Disregard
Profile Blog Joined March 2007
China10252 Posts
April 29 2010 19:26 GMT
#6
Once you intervene the kids on bus will follow suit( Maybe but either way, shouldve helped the poor chap).
"If I had to take a drug in order to be free, I'm screwed. Freedom exists in the mind, otherwise it doesn't exist."
Jerebread
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Canada115 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-04-29 19:28:47
April 29 2010 19:27 GMT
#7
On April 30 2010 04:22 il0seonpurpose wrote:
The question is why didn't you do anything about it? You go on blaming other people asking if the world is still humane and you did the exact same thing...


Exactly my thoughts.

The disturbing thing is that you just got off at the next stop without doing anything.
NonY
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
8750 Posts
April 29 2010 19:32 GMT
#8
Dudes, he recognizes that:
On April 30 2010 04:19 SirIsaacNewton wrote:It also made me wonder why didn't I do anything to stop the bullies, I was a bystander as well. Maybe because I thought that someone else would do it, or maybe because I am a hypocrite as well.
"Fucking up is part of it. If you can't fail, you have to always win. And I don't think you can always win." Elliott Smith ---------- Yet no sudden rage darkened his face, and his eyes were calm as they studied her. Then he smiled. 'Witness.'
krndandaman
Profile Joined August 2009
Mozambique16569 Posts
April 29 2010 19:37 GMT
#9
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spinesheath
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Germany8679 Posts
April 29 2010 19:37 GMT
#10
On April 30 2010 04:19 SirIsaacNewton wrote:
The incident on the bus made me wonder are most humans just sick that way? It also made me wonder why didn't I do anything to stop the bullies, I was a bystander as well. Maybe because I thought that someone else would do it, or maybe because I am a hypocrite as well.


I too wonder why you didn't do anything. Your language makes me believe that you are old enough to deal with a bunch of 14 year olds. And since you made a blog about it it's obvious that you noticed that something's wrong there.
If you have a good reason to disagree with the above, please tell me. Thank you.
Snet *
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
United States3573 Posts
April 29 2010 19:38 GMT
#11
Horrible, just horrible. I was never like this as a kid, I just don't understand.
Blind
Profile Blog Joined December 2002
United States2528 Posts
April 29 2010 19:38 GMT
#12
How old are you? The way you described the story makes it seem like you are at least a couple of years older than them.
EmeraldSparks
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
United States1451 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-04-29 19:42:20
April 29 2010 19:39 GMT
#13
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bystander_effect

Because 95% of people are super selfish. (This includes most people in this thread who are not the OP, and probably me, unless we are extra special crazy awesome super moral exceptions, which is statistically unlikely.)
But why?
HawaiianPig
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
Canada5155 Posts
April 29 2010 19:40 GMT
#14
I know I've made a conscious effort to get involved in conflicts before precisely because I've talked about diffusion of responsibility a great deal. So I guess this blog post is conducive to that, just gotta be mindful of it.
AdministratorNot actually Hawaiian.
exalted
Profile Blog Joined March 2004
United States3612 Posts
April 29 2010 19:40 GMT
#15
yeah why didn't you step in you fucking fatass OP
too easy
artofmagic
Profile Blog Joined March 2005
United States1951 Posts
April 29 2010 19:40 GMT
#16
hopefully when you see bullying again, you will act.

here's an interesting recent topic from reddit
http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/bxdq0/reddit_tell_me_your_proudest_moment_speaking_up/
evolve or die
yesplz
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States295 Posts
April 29 2010 19:40 GMT
#17
Those kids most likely have knives or something on them so taking them on is not a good idea...
jtbem
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
Canada1404 Posts
April 29 2010 19:41 GMT
#18
Hope someone stopped those punks.
aka Sowelulol
Ronald_McD
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
Canada807 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-04-29 19:42:34
April 29 2010 19:41 GMT
#19
On April 30 2010 04:19 SirIsaacNewton wrote:What was even more disturbing was the other kids on the bus didn't do anything to stop the bullies


I read up to here and instantly thought "did YOU do anything?"
And read on to the bottom to see that you didn't.

By the way, why is it necessary to point out that the kids were Asian? If they were white (or whatever ethnicity you are) kids would you have said "15 year old white kids?" I doubt it.
FUCKING GAY LAGS
ella_guru
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Canada1741 Posts
April 29 2010 19:42 GMT
#20
[QUOTE]On April 30 2010 04:22 IntoTheWow wrote:
[quote]

I heard a psych story where dozens of people in an apartment all heard a girl get murdered but they assumed someone else would call the cops or handle it.

Okay back to ITW.[/QUOTE]


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