DATELINE HIDDEN CAMERA TELLS ALL


Datelines Thursday March 23, 2006 episode called "WHAT WOULD YOU DO"
placed a hidden camera in a park filming 2 actors playing a husband & wife arguing in public. The actor playing the husband begins to climax in his aggression becoming slightly physical with his actor wife grabbing her arm, pushing her & being in her face. The study wanted to see if people would help or just walk away. The study also chanced variables around such as having a white couple & a black couple arguing to see if race played into the equation. The bottom line was that less than 10% of people came to the aid of the woman. Dateline also approached the people who ignored the situation asking why they didn't help. The most common answer was they didn't know what to do which caused them to be scared. This study proves 2 things, first knowledge is power and helps eliminate fear. Second that we are generally alone when it comes to protecting ourselves. This should motivate us even more to learn how to protect ourselves cause no one else will.