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Regardless of the causes and circumstances of the attack, question marks were raised about how to explain the behavior of the people who witnessed the incident and did not intervene, as some of them only filmed what was going on.
Syndrome "Genovese"
But what happened, despite its strangeness, is universally known, and it is linked to human behavior that calls for confusion, and it bears the name "onlookers effect" or "Genovese syndrome".
Dr. Rima Bejjani, a researcher and psychoanalyst, said in an interview with the website "Sky News Arabia"the phenomenon "onlookers effect" or "Genovese syndrome"she "A psychological and social phenomenon, which refers to the person’s refusal to provide assistance to the victim if there are other attendees, where each spectator waits for the intervention of another person, and the result is the lack of assistance from everyone".
What is the story behind the name?
The origin of the name of this phenomenon is"Genovese syndrome" It dates back to March 1964, when a woman named Catherine Susan Genovese from New York City to be stabbed to death outside her apartment.
It is said that 38 people saw the incident, but no one intervened. This incident sparked research that became known as "onlookers effect" or "Genovese syndrome".
fear and danger
moment of occurrence Murder It is a frightening moment for those present, where feelings of fear and danger are mixed with a lack of understanding of what is happening, and "brutality" The scene may create a shock that makes the person unable to act.
The psychoanalyst says that "Those present at the crime scene are divided into several categories, some of them do not have the physical ability to provide assistance, and some do not want to put themselves in a dangerous situation due to the lack of clarity of the cause of the accident, and some of them do not care".
Follow up: "If we want to be realistic, we can not describe those who did not intervene to help as heartless, but what happens is that the human mind has distributed the responsibility, and assuming that someone will provide assistance instead of him, and the matter ends with no one playing this role".
Necessity to apply "Triple Rule"
For his part, the head of the department sees Psychiatry At the Lebanese University, Elie Chedid, Ann "People’s knowledge of the phenomenon of bystander influence makes them ready to act and more aware in providing assistance and informing the concerned authorities".
In such a situation, the individual must follow "Triple Rule"Which "Don’t wait, don’t hesitate, don’t assume"according to what Shadid explains, stressing that "The least that can be done in this case is to call the police and an ambulance".
Shock and scoop
Indeed, this incident sometimes affects the lives of onlookers. In this context, severe reveals that "A spectator of the crime, may later feel guilty for standing aside.
Some of these onlookers "They are exposed to the effect of post-traumatic stress, as soon as they do not intervene, which may require psychological treatment in some cases".
Shadid concludes his speech by saying that: "The phenomenon of some being satisfied with filming crime is unusual"but at the same time indicates that there are people "They feel that photography is important to help the police track down the criminal, while some are looking for a scoop and high views".
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Regardless of the causes and circumstances of the attack, question marks were raised about how to explain the behavior of the people who witnessed the incident and did not intervene, as some of them only filmed what was going on.
Genovese syndrome
But what happened, despite its strangeness, is a universally known matter, and it is linked to the behaviors of human beings that cause confusion, and it bears the nameonlookers effect“or”Genovese syndrome“.
Dr. Rima Bejjani, a researcher and psychological analyst, said in an interview with “Sky News Arabia”, that the phenomenon of “bystanders effect” or “Genovisie syndrome” is a “psychosocial phenomenon, which refers to a person’s refusal to provide assistance to the victim if there are other attendees.” Every spectator is waiting for someone else to intervene, and the result is that everyone will not be helped.”
What is the story behind the name?
The origin of the name of this phenomenon as “Genovese syndrome” dates back to March 1964, when a woman named Catherine Susan Genovese from New York City to be stabbed to death outside her apartment.
It is said that 38 people saw the incident, but no one intervened. This incident sparked research that became known as the “bystander effect” or the “Genovese syndrome”.
fear and danger
moment of occurrence Murder It is a frightening moment for those present, as feelings of fear and danger mingle with a lack of understanding of what is happening, and the “brutality” of the scene may create a shock that makes a person unable to act.
The psychoanalyst says that “those present at the crime scene are divided into several categories. Some of them do not have the physical ability to provide assistance, and some do not want to put themselves in a dangerous situation due to the lack of clarity of the cause of the accident, and some of them do not care.”
And she continues: “If we want to be realistic, we cannot describe those who did not intervene to help as heartless. Rather, what happens is that the human mind has distributed responsibility, and assuming that someone will provide assistance instead of him, and the matter ends with no one playing this role.”
The necessity of applying the “rule of three”
For his part, the head of the department sees Psychiatry At the Lebanese University, Elie Chedid, that “people’s knowledge of the phenomenon of bystander influence makes them ready to act and more aware in providing assistance and informing the concerned authorities.”
In such a situation, the individual must follow the “triple rule”, which is “do not wait, do not hesitate, and do not assume,” according to Shadeed, stressing that “the least that can be done in this case is to call the police and ambulance.”
Shock and scoop
Indeed, this incident sometimes affects the lives of onlookers. In this context, Shadid reveals that “a spectator of the crime may later feel guilty for standing aside.
And some of these bystanders “exposed to a post-traumatic effect, as soon as they do not intervene, which may require psychological treatment in some cases.”
Shadeed concludes his speech by saying that “the phenomenon of some people being satisfied with filming the crime is out of the ordinary,” but at the same time he points out that there are people who “feel that filming is important to help the police track down the criminal, while some are looking for a scoop investigation and garnered high views.”