You will video a woman on fire with your smartphone but not help. What is wrong with people these days?

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Levin · Accepted Answer

I'm not sure on the context , and I don't like watching stuff like that. I find it disturbing obviously, as an empath. I've not read about this particular incident.

I've never been in a situation like that and I have a strong sense of morality, so maybe I would stupidly step in.

I'd say there are some situations I wouldn't get involved in though.

Where I can't do anything to realistically to help. There is no point wasting my life for something like that.

Also, due to some bad experiences I am not inclined towards getting involved in any domestic abuse situations. The woman chooses that man. Helping her while she is getting the shit beaten out of her is futile. She will just go back to him in the evening or the next day, and it will happen behind closed doors.

Also, I kind of agree with the anon guy below. There is definitely some truth to what he says regarding women. They have lost their sense of being morally righteous relatively speaking.

Having said that, I am a humanitarian. So would probably put myself in a stupid situation. I hate how cowardly people are and I find it really pathetic when there are 10 bystanders that could easily overpower one or two people, but they're too self interested and getting their phones out to give a shit about that person. Same pathetic spineless lot that revealed themselves to be the majority of the population during covid.

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

Well, it's obvious why women didn't try to help her. It's not in women's nature to put their lives and safety at risk to help anyone other than their own children.

Why did men not try to help? That's a little more complicated. In the past, that would never have happened, because boys were raised to be protectors of all women. I think there are a lot of reasons why that's no longer the case, but the two biggest are:

1) Many boys are not raised with a father or a strong male role model so they are not taught what it means to be a real man. Almost half or children today are born out of wedlock because feminism has successfully sold the package to women that men are unnecessary in a child's life, and promiscuity is a virtue.

2) In the past, men viewed women as special, and they deserved protection. Women have worked very hard to NOT be special and to make sure men understand they don't need a man. In short, today's men don't feel any more responsibility to risk their lives for a woman than a man. Men have always been viewed as expendable, and today's men are no longer willing to accept that. They'll protect their loved ones, but why do they have any more responsibility than women do to risk their lives for someone they don't even know? That's a thing of the past, and I largely blame women for that.

sage2021 · Accepted Answer

Pickup trucks have been around a very long time and are used by construction companies, farmers, landscapers, and in so many other ways so I don't think they should be banned.
The Oklahoma City bomber in 1995 used an enclosed truck and look at the damage it caused. It was a rented truck as well.

I have been in situations many times where someone needed help and without hesitation I jumped right in and did whatever I could do to help out. I am a humanitarian.

A lot of people now a days are so money hungry believe that they will sell their videos and make some money before ever helping people.

Daniela1982 · Accepted Answer

Was that lady drunk or passed out or what? Why wasn't she rolling on the floor to put out the flames? I mean anything instead of sitting there burning to death. As for the illegal POS, I hope he gets the death penalty. This is on Bite-on-it, as he is the dip who let them all in.

D_Bone_Steak · Answer

Things like Danial Penny happened. If you try to help people, they will try to send you to prison. Especially if you're white. I mean the message is clear.

The race-baiting media has clipped any angelic wings the majority of this population might of had left. So if it's a black guy (or another minority) that starts raping a chick on the train, they'll record it and not interfere. Which is another incident that actually happened before this one did.

This is also what you get when you vote Democrat. These sorts of incidents tend to happen where that's the popular way to vote. They want it... they vote for more of it. Any laws or rules that stand in the way of this type of thing, are getting dismantled and those people cheer for it and vote for more of it.

Anonymous · Answer

given the shitstorm Daniel Penny went through, it shouldn't be a surprise no one came to her help. even if it were a man who was set on fire, nobody would come to his aid. it's easy to talk tough on the internet until confronted with such a real life scenario. woke lunatics will be quick to scream racism while feminists have destroyed the credibility of the MeToo movement where any male help that becomes a false abuse accusation is not met with any exoneration from the public

this is why multiculturalism is a failure and I'm not talking about different religions and backgrounds. it's literally the difference in mindsets of how one lives their life. diverse ideas might be good for inventions and projects but not society

Bricealan · Answer

@gwendoline I don't know what the hell is wrong with the human race. Had I seen that SOB start to set her in fire, I would have attacked him no matter if if cost me my life. I would have tried to set him on fire and watched him burn. Persons as a group are cowards at heart, and I have intervened on spousal abuse while at the Academy, and would do it again in a heart beat.

I am considering getting a concealed weapon permit and a shoulder holster for my Beretta 92fs.

Anonymous · Answer

Because today, stepping in to put one's life and safety at risk to protect others poses more than just a physical risk. Look no further than what happened to Daniel Penny for proof of that. Thankfully he was found innocent, as he should have been, but not before going through hell first. And his life is forever changed, and not for the better. Every man must consider that when thinking of helping someone who is being harmed by a thug.

Consider also the fact that men don't have the same motivation to help innocent women in distress as they used to have. Chivalry is dead, and women killed it. According to today's women, they don't need a man. That's cool by me. Defend yourself, or let other women defend you. We've had enough.

Babygirl_S · Answer

It took you so long to figure out that “humane” shouldn’t even be synonymous with kind? I’ve known this for years. If you’re in trouble and ask for help, no human is likely to help you. You can only rely on yourself. Life isn’t a fairytale. There are no messiahs or supermen who save you from danger. I wouldn’t mind AI replacing them. As long as it lacks their sadistic tendencies, it will behave differently but if they make it sh*tty like themselves then we can only expect a dystopian future

Surely · Answer

There used to be a Good Samaritan Law that protected people who went out of their way to help people in danger. Until January 20, 2025. That law doesn’t exist!
No one gets arrested for videotaping someone’s misfortune! Call it the Daniel Penny syndrome!

Sevenpointfive · Answer

was the woman asleep? did she wake up? i hope she was dead. this is deep dark web type of stuff that people don't want to see. you are complicit in the murder for filming this and not taking action

Lliam · Answer

I would have automatically ripped off my jacket to smother the flames. If I didn't have one, I would have taken one from one of the pieces of shit who were doing nothing.

And if I was successful in extinguishing the flames, I would have first called 911, then gone after the guy who did it to hold him for the cops.

Fuck the cowards and looky loos who would do nothing. They are disgraceful excuses for human beings.

Agape93 · Answer

That's what happens when you spend your free time only online.

Wiredone · Answer

I guess they filmed it to get evidence for the police. Personally I would have pushed everyone out of the way to get to her to put the fire out. Recording everything is the last thought on my mind when something bad happens.

red-lipstick-girl · Answer

People are so stupid these days, they are addicted to their phones, I would help instead of watching.

jahaims · Answer

Helping others isn't worth the trouble most of the time. No one is obligated to help out strangers unless that is literally your job. You can get sued or hurt helping others. Which would take away from my family. My family comes before a stranger. I'm not going to risk harm or legal troubles to help out a random person.

Anonymous · Answer

They are thinking of the money they can make from TMZ with the video. They should go back to having Good Samaritan laws, where if you don't help, you go to prison.

exitseven · Answer

After Daniel Pennie was arrested for helping save people on the subway from a crazy person threatening to kill them anyone would be nuts to get involved with this sort of stuff. You could end up in prison.

jshm2 · Answer

They were not trained firefighters. What else were you expecting? People to dog pile onto her to put out the flames?

strateguy632 · Answer

You can't expect people to help. They might get burnt hurt or...

punished by rotten judges just for involvement.

I went to a first aid class and asked if this was for helping strangers. I quote:

"No, don't get involved with strangers. Because people have gotten sued, wait for paramedics".

Just for helping family.

genericname85 · Answer

well cause people expect to be sued for doing anything even if they're trying to help. that's what's wrong with society. everyone is a karen who tries to sue everyone.

blueonblack22 · Answer

Think of what happened to Daniel Penny. He heroically steps in to stop a crazy man who was threatening to kill people. He then gets accused of racism and tried for manslaughter.

QuietRunner · Answer

Daniel Penny is his name. Say his name! Say his name!

No one helps anymore because of fear of prosecution, jail time, or worse. When District attorneys make us fear helping our fellow citizens, people stop helping each other.

FunkyMonkee · Answer

I don't carry a cell phone, even if I did, I would've helped!! How hard would it be to take off my shirt or coat and toss it on her to quell the flame?

Jorjrhrudu · Answer

Men who are using this crime to hate on women and criticize women woildnt pee on a woman if she was on fire. Don’t listen to a word they say.

mobiusforniner · Answer

The greatest sin in this world, isn’t hatred or anger.  It is indifference.

Jennz6 · Answer

People don’t care 🤷‍♀️ 🧕☪️ about us anymore

andreasderjuengere · Answer

In America it's everyone's FREEDOM to burn when they want to.

In America it's a personal RIGHT to help only a few selected ones (provided, they voted right...)

Around here it will not happen. We are a shithole country.

onedarkcloud · Answer

People are afraid the police will arrest them for helping!!!

Anonymous · Answer

I'd not expect anything more or less of Americans.

pascal_climbs · Answer

Its even illegal, not helping someone in distress. Fines are high and you risk emprisonement

Quigly · Answer

Smartphones are an ultimate expression of selfishness.

WhitneySnow · Answer

I agree with you on this one

Anonymous · Answer

Maybe they thought the bear (Smokey) had it covered?🤷‍♂️

shortster · Answer

We've been conditioned to be bistanders.

Cassandra2003 · Answer

Those who helped at time have gotten sued.

Dongie · Answer

Did not a cop walk past her too?

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