• CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    6 months ago

    I can’t remember the study but basically the bystander effect is a thing. The more people there are in a group, the more likely it is that no one will do anything because everyone will assume that someone else will do something.

    This isn’t to excuse officers because they are specifically trained that they are that someone. The fact that they were held back from entering is willful, malicious, and negligent.

    The fact that the officers actually complied instead of disobeying orders especially when seconds turned to minutes, is cowardice.

    And a reminder that I believe the police chief and mayor of the town was reelected by the town.