345: The Bystander Effect

This week I’m joined by my OBITCHUARY cohost Madison Reyes to discuss the psychological phenomenon of the bystander effect. In this episode we’re going over several stories in which victims lost their lives as some sat by idly instead of intervening.  Come see me on tour: obitchuarypodcast.com  Write me: [email protected] Spencer Henry PO Box 18149 Long Beach CA 90807  Follow along online: instagram.com/cultliterpodcast Join our patreon: Patreon.com/cultliter Check out my other show OBITCHUARY wherever you’re listening now!  Sources:  https://listverse.com/2009/11/02/10-notorious-cases-of-the-bystander-effect/ https://allthatsinteresting.com/shanda-sharer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Shanda_Sharer https://www.wdrb.com/news/melinda-loveless-mastermind-of-1992-murder-of-shanda-sharer-released-from-prison/article_994b41c4-d00e-11e9-8e56-9b9b497efced.html https://www.nytimes.com/1964/03/27/archives/37-who-saw-murder-didnt-call-the-police-apathy-at-stabbing-of.html https://www.history.com/topics/crime/kitty-genovese https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/bystander-effect?amp https://www.cbsnews.com/news/richmond-high-school-gang-rape-three-more-arrests-in-homecoming-attack/ https://abcnews.go.com/WN/high-school-gang-rape-stuns-california-community/story?id=8925672 https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2013/07/18/timeline-of-richmond-high-school-gang-rape-case/ https://www.huffpost.com/entry/richmond-gang-rape-911-ca_n_350209 https://abcnews.go.com/WN/high-school-gang-rape-stuns-california-community/story?id=8925672 https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2013/07/18/timeline-of-richmond-high-school-gang-rape-case/ http://www.shallow-waters.com/videos-photos https://abc7news.com/archive/8989284/ https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/alameda-police-release-memorial-day-drowning-911-calls/ https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1993/03/26/648593.html?pageNumber=3 https://www.pulitzer.org/finalists/kevin-carter https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,165071,00.html https://allthatsinteresting.com/kevin-carter https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/vulture-little-girl/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.