Standing by but not helping

Social media fodder: In this file photo with models posing for illustration purposes, a bystander films the event instead of helping the injured person, which clinical psychologists term the ‘bystander effect’.

PETALING JAYA: In an age where going live or filming videos of events has become the norm, the goal is often to attain viral content by sharing via social media platforms.

A common sight to behold is people taking videos of criminal or violent situations, which clinical psychologist Dr Justine Thong Jian Ai terms the bystander effect.