Question

Crowds of bystanders should be discouraged from gathering at the site of any disaster.​

Answer 1

When someone is in trouble, one would hope that people nearby would help them but unfortunately that is not always the case. The bystander effect occurs when a number of people witness the same emergency event but fail to take action and help. In many cases diffusion of responsibility can be to blame. This is when people witness a situation and they do no intervene because they believe that someone else will. Research has suggested that the more people present during an emergency event, the victim is less likely to receive help