We hear stories about the bystander effect all the time and think “I would never do that” “Why would you not it’s just the obvious thing to do”. But in reality, most people fall victim to this and often regret it. The bystander effect in my mind is seeing something that you could help with whether it's picking up a piece of trash or helping an elderly person with their groceries or helping someone that is injured and not doing anything about it because you assume someone else will. Although I have known about this for a long time and do my best to avoid it, I still do this day fall victim to it. One of the most recent was when I was on my way home and stopped at a five guys to get a burger and while I was waiting for them to make it I saw an old man with a cane get his order and attempt to walk out. He was struggling with the bag and his cane and it seemed like he needed much more than just a cane. Since the bag had to handles he had to stop and lean on a table to readjust the bag in his hand and struggled to get out of the restaurant and struggled with the door. From the second he grabbed the bag I really wanted to offer assistance and I tried to convince myself to help him the entire time until he finally got through the door and I just sat there disappointed in myself.
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