October 01, 2007

The bystander effect...

"The bystander effect is watching some evil take place, but since we are watching with others who are watching, and no one seems to be doing anything about the evil, we go on watching and doing nothing about it."

Carol Bly, Changing the Bully Who Rules the Wordl, 1966, in the chapter entitled "Evil in the Cofortable Herd." Also quoted in "Eliminating Professors. A Guide to the Dismissal Process", by Kenneth Westhues, published by Kempner Collegium, 1998.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

The silent witnesses collude with bullying...

...UCU reps...

..those of you who refuse to speak out....

... I continue to be bullied...

...you watch in silence...

I hate you

I despise you

I pity you

Aphra Behn