Bystander Syndrome

In the Before Times at some point I researched Bystander Syndrome - out of interest, not as part of a study so take everything below as a random person talking, not an expert. 

Bystander Syndrome is when something bad happens, with a bunch of people around, and no one intervenes. 

Point one:  this is a human response. This is common, so common that it has been studied extensively. This is not a moral response. People who always assumed that if there were in this situation they would intervene are, afterwards, confused and upset that they didn't. People who were three times the size of the perpetrator and not afraid are baffled at why they did not intervene. It serves no good to be judgemental. 

Point two:  this is such a standard human response that there is standard human guidance. If you are ever in a situation where you need assistance and no one is helping, don't yell for "someone" to call the police. You point someone out specifically and give them a directive. (This doesn't always work btw, I tried it once and the man stayed there, staring, with his mouth open. Oh well. Pick a second person.)

Point three:  there is only one thing that has been found to help counter Bystander Syndrome. It is telling people what it is. When people have been educated about Bystander Syndrome they are more likely to intervene when they are in a situation that calls for it. In a situation like that, typically, when one person comes forward, other people come forward. One person stepping forward breaks the Bystander Syndrome spell. One person steps forward and says, "stop it" and then all the other people join in and intervene. 

(This isn't what happened to the 65-year-old Asian woman. There weren't enough people around to create Bystander Syndrome.)

The Form
I did it wrong. 
Yeah.
Yesterday I saw that there were three more forms to sign and email in:
- what other countries have you lived in?
- what other citizenships do you have?
- what parts of an illegal drug value chain have you participated in?
Good to be boring. 

Today I got a nice note asking me to let whoever is on the other side of the email know when I finished the first form. I happily said I had and the person very, very kindly let me know I hadn't. 

There is a spot in the first form where you are asked to electronically sign it and warned most sternly that you will never be able to change it after you do. I did and thought I was done. Oh no. There were several more sections after that. 

NOW they are done as confirmed by the person on the other side of the email.