How often do you do a good deed? Here's a better question. A person walks by you on a crowed sidewalk and they drop something on their person, but they don't notice. Are you the person who picks up the item and politely gives it back, or do you figure that someone else saw too and will pick it up? If you answered "someone else picked it up", I've got news for you. What you picked is the result of what is called the bystander effect. There are many recorded instances of the bystander effect. But it it wasn't just someone dropping something on the sidewalk. They were murders, rapes, kidnappings, or robberies. People rarely get involved in anything. If you think that someone is in danger or are a danger, get involved! If it will save a life, why would you not get involved? Now obviously seeing something like a robbery, kidnapping, etc. is very very rare. But, when you have the chance to make a difference... DO IT!
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