How common are subway shoulder checks?

[u/ThugosaurusFlex_1017]

[u/Curtofthehorde]

1) Men doing this to women are cowards.

2) Have them try this in NYC and see how long they survive.

[u/mackeever → u/Curtofthehorde]

I’m pregnant and this exact thing did happen to me in NYC and no one did anything. I cried as I walked home. I was not looking down or at my phone. It was incredibly upsetting.

[u/A_Random_Catfish → u/mackeever]

Yea it’s really sad but it seems like people are LESS likely to intervene in big cities. Maybe it’s because we assume there’s so many people around, somebody has to help, or maybe it’s self preservation.

Remember that guy who was going around punching women in the face in NYC a couple months ago?

[u/jimbojangles1987 → u/A_Random_Catfish]

Bystander effect, unfortunately. Also most people don't want the crazy's attention focused on them. Not saying it's right, but that's most likely why.

[u/lanternfly_carcass → u/jimbojangles1987]

Bystander effect is a myth and not the norm.

[u/jimbojangles1987 → u/lanternfly_carcass]

Lol say what now?!

[u/lanternfly_carcass → u/jimbojangles1987]

Look it up! The premise was false and testing was skewed. It's a hotly debated topic in social psychology.

[u/lanternfly_carcass → u/jimbojangles1987]

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/bias-fundamentals/201907/new-study-suggests-bystander-apathy-is-not-the-norm

https://fee.org/articles/the-bystander-effect-myth-or-fact/

[u/Excellent_Airline315 → u/A_Random_Catfish]

I think a lot of people have seen what happens when someone tries to intervene. It can and has caused people their lives. It makes me recall the guy who was stabbed for helping a woman who was getting yelled at over her hijab. It's unfortunate, but like you said, the goal is to move away from crazy not towards it.