Would you have intervened?

So many people say they would have done something but I think few actually would. I can honestly say that I stay out of people I don't knows business until it crosses the line to where their is a physical confrontation. Girls are supposed to be protected by guys, if you aren't willing to take that responsibility then you can't call yourself a man.

Holy s*** -- what is the world coming to? Well at least this poll result encourages my view of humanity.

I think it's sadly inexcusable that people did what they did by laughing, taking pictures, and participating like they did. Even more disgusting that a group of people could HAVE done something. You know, as a male, I hope these six 'men' who did this get what's coming to them. Cowards. But I think that so many people were shocked as to what was happening before their very eyes, that they were consumed by fear and possible retribution.

Take into account that you ran a real risk of being knifed if you tried to inetervene with THIS crowd! I't's easy to say you'd do it in the absract, but the reality is you would be risking your life!.

I would have called the cops , but not tried to physically intervene myself. Sorry, but I'm not going to risk my life for a girl I don't know...

Most honest guys would say the same, I think.

I would have confronted them immediately. I hope that they are all tried as adults and get locked up for a while. That includes everyone who watched, because they are just as guilty as the ones doing the raping.

I would have beaten the crap out of every kid that participated. And I'm not kidding around either.

I don't drink nor am I aggressive, but whenever I go out to a bar, I always bring a knife because I've had some bad experiences in those places. In this case, I would intervene and I wouldn't doubt to use the knife if necessary.

Where I live, not reporting a rape you're witness to is in itself a crime, so there'd be a lot of people facing charges in this case.

This is messed up. I would have called the police right away!

I would have intervened. As a woman, there is no way I could witness another female get raped and do nothing. The bystanders are just as guilty because they basically sat there and watched it like a spectator sport and did nothing to help the poor girl. If it were me I would have started yelling and making a commotion to draw attention to what's going on. Physically intervening into a group of 6 men assaulting 1 woman and the rest standing around doing nothing wouldn't be too smart, we'd likely just both get attacked. If it started looking unsafe for me or the guys did not stop I'd leave the area but call the police. In the age of cell phones and instant technology it's a damn shame no one called 911. I hope they all burn in hell. I don't even know if I want to bring children into this world sometimes. People call me crazy but I carry a knife with me when I go out at night for reasons like this and I'm gonna get a gun permit and get some mace too. It's scary out here.

I think no one helped because they are sick bastards. You cannot tell me that you would pull out a cell phone and videotape it because you were "scared" or in "shock". These are not people, they are savage animalistic sociopaths.

I don't see how people can stand there and watch something so brutal. I would've been so disgusted that I couldn't stay and watch, and I don't think I could've just walked away without a second thought. What happened to that poor girl is going to be with her for life--I would feel partially responsible if I didn't make any attempt to stop it.

I think it has to do with diffusion of responsibility (it's a psychology/sociology theory). Ever hear of Kitty Genovese? She was stabbed to death outside of her apartment building with neighbors watching/listening. The man actually stabbed her, left, came back 10 minutes later, raped her, stole money, stabbed her again and left before anything was done. When a lot of people see something happen, they assume that someone else will do something about it. When everyone makes that assumption, no one does anything.

It might have something to do with the whole mob mentality too; people act differently when they're in groups. And depending on what kind of people were there to see the attack, they might've been afraid to tell someone.

That's just so wrong! I would have at the very least called the police to report it if I had come across what was going on, and try to get a shot of the people who were attacking her to identify them. I would even be willing to testify in court if it came down to that. Really, some people can be so thoughtless and horrible at times.

I would have definitely done something. I heard about this too and I think it's sick and twisted that no one did. Poor girl. :(