I saw a video that's been eating at me for days: a murder (off-screen) and bystanders doing nothing.
I looked up the story.
https://www.kmov.com/2023/03/01/man-charged-execution-style-shooting-death-downtown-st-louis/
"A witness shared the video with News 4 Monday night. It shows one man loading a gun and pointing it at a man sitting on the curb and shooting him in broad daylight. People can be heard in the full version of the video trying to get someone to call 911."
There's a thing called the Bystander Effect, where someone will think someone else will do something.
Everyone has a phone today. Not having one is rare.
The people watched, one filming, as a guy loaded his pistol and shot a guy seated on the curb in the head.
It took him 40 seconds. Barney Fife had time to take him out, and his bullet was in his shirt pocket.
Thankfully, in a different situation, these mad lads intervened.
Now I'm not saying you have to rush them. One guy was already filming, and another could very loudly be on the phone with 911.
If there was an armed good guy, they could've pulled their pistol and held him at gunpoint.
https://media.tenor.com/3X9qEOFD5iQA
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Also, were any of the witnesses behind cover? Stray bullets are addressed "to whom it may concern."
Why did the guy sit there and not move? Was he impaired?
Later in this story, there's this quote.
"During the day, we only have one traffic cop and four bike cops, and that's just not sufficient to maintain safety and to maintain the tax base," Waldrop said.
"More police enforcement maybe might help. They used to put the police satellites on this side, that was helping a lot," said Sajid. "Probably enforcement might help the most, because even yesterday, [the] guy was laying down here at least 10-15 minutes."
You are your own first responder. Are you prepared?