I've experienced similar things with traffic accidents. There was one outside my work. By the time I got to the scene there was a crowd of people watching. People are afraid to do something wring and they feel as hough the more people around them, he more likely there is someone else who is more qualified to handle the situation.
I would like to think I would act in a responsible manner.
In this situation it has everything to do with whether the man is clearly in distress or not. Is there blood visible? If so then I'm sure I'd help. I'd it was a homeless man passed out on the sidewalk at 6 am then no, I probably wouldn't. It really all depend on the circumstances. Is it out of the ordinary or not? In San Fran, I saw tons of homeless people passed out on the sidewalk.
In this case, it really depend if it's obvious or not if the man needed help. The article isn't clear on that.
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