Social Experiment - Good people in this world!
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It's sad that seemingly more people stopped to help a dog than a baby. The only problem is that there is no control group in this so called experiment. We have no way of knowing if the same people that helped an animal would also have helped a human or not, etc. Interesting all the same.
Interestingly enough, in this experiment that was the case. As you mentioned, in a controlled group, perhaps the thought process and emotional variations of different age groups and background of subjects, can be more accurate in determining the outcome. That last couple sure took it the extreme, something I might of done.
I totally get this. I'm not an Oprah fan but do remember catching an episode whereby this very topic came up. That's why it caught my interest. You can tell your kid(s) about "stranger danger" and to not talk to strangers but the truth is that they most likely will. The aim of the episode was to get parents socializing their children more by having them engage with adults (e.g. pay the teller for their purchases, etc.) to get the kids used to normal dealings between adults and children. Hopefully when creepy person approaches them they'll sense the difference and not interact with that person. Telling them to not do something simply isn't enough.
I think children in general, are attracted to anything colorful or pleasing to a child’s eye like a dog. Anything and everything taught to them about strangers, just goes out the window when all things considered -- could be a lack of experience in dealing with the situation or lack of attention to danger. As they say, “repetition is the mother of all skills”, wonder if this applies to children as well in learning the dangers in life? Let’s ask Opera. :adoration:
You know, I thought of that as well, especially those teens who looked like gangsters. They could be taken as trying to break in the car, trying to steal a baby. Some people can't also be bothered or are late for an SP appointment. :adoration: But, it's really hard to determine without extensive testing -- people are unpredictable in this situation, so one group might do one thing while the other the opposite.
When I got into doing this I didn't know the first thing about computers and the web. I enrolled in a free certificate programme called Cybercafe that Peel Region Police offer every spring and hopefully still do. It teaches you about online identity theft, fraud and how to protect your kid(s) from online predators. It's really scary how easy it is for these people to approach your children. They're often more technologically advanced than the police and at that time the laws pertaining to this kind of behaviour (e.g. possessing pornographic pics of underage people, etc.) had a minimum and maximum fine/sentence for infractions. The problem was that judges would sometimes go light on them and drive them further underground, making it even harder for the police to do their job. Hopefully the laws and means by which to catch such predators are getting better or more advanced.
I think the ones that execute such behavior (chatting with minors online), should be top priority for law enforcement. But yes, there are professional hackers out in the world who are best suited to fight crime with law enforcement. If we can only pin point every child predator with a click of a mouse, we can rid society from these scumbags.
BTW: that course you mentioned is still active for free:
[video]https://www.peelpolice.ca/en/crimeprevention/cyberacademy.asp[/video]
Here's another on racial profiling from the show 'What would you do?'. Different format from Social Experiment, but same concept on human behavior.
I would probably play the good guy and pretend I didn't hear or see anything -- makes for good office politics.
