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Originally Posted by Elvin
That's a bit optimistic. I doubt the kids who've killed themselves because of bullying had it any better than her. I doubt anyone'd call the police, party because of the bystander effect and partly because they'd be worried about their own skin.
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Pretty much this. This is actually a lot more "normal" human reaction in presented situations. It takes a lot of courage to do "the right thing" and not everyone is that brave, especially not that young. "It doesn't have anything to do with me so I can pretend it doesn't happen". And this is true not just in bullying, but a lot more things in life. It's part of why I became misanthropic somewhat. The more you learn about humans, the more you will be disgusted how inhumane we can become.