The Bystander Effect: are we all guilty?
What’s the best way to intervene when we witness abuse?
Beyond Today · BBC Radio 4
January 8, 201920m 15s
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Show Notes
Now when talk about R Kelly, Harvey Weinstein, Kevin Spacey we always focus on victims and alleged abusers… but what about all the people who may have stood by and allowed an abuse of power, something they knew was wrong, to happen? Are we all guilty, and when we do witness abuse, what can we do to stop it?
Producers: Philly Beaumont and Lucy Hancock. Contributors: Ione Wells, Jackson Katz and Noor Fadel Editor: John Shields