The video of the man kicking and stomping on the 65 year old woman on a New York City sidewalk is horrendous on many levels:
- no one came forward to help;
- why was the aggressor, a convicted criminal, walking freely in the streets? He murdered his mother back in 2002;
- the inaction of the three men in the lobby – big beefy men – who just stood there watching the attack occur right before their eyes before one of them closed the door.
In France there’s a law called – Non-assistance à personne en danger (non-assistance to a person in danger) – Article 223-6 of the French Penal Code and punishable to 5 years in prison and a 75,000 euro fine.
Which raises the question: does a person have a moral duty to rescue another person in danger? To witness this appalling assault … what does this say about us? Sometimes I feel ashamed to be part of the human race.
This attack could happen anywhere in the world, not just in NYC. In any case, the video went viral and it’s deeply disturbing.
(272) Man suspected of attacking Asian-American woman in New York arrested and charged with hate crime – YouTube
I couldn’t watch it but read about it in cnn. It is too disturbing. We are too often totally lacking in moral courage.
There are no heros in this story, that’s for sure.
Totally agree with you. The actions of the male witnesses are inexplicable.
Just another example of male aggression exhibiting violence towards women. Did you see the tiny size of the woman compared to the massive size of her aggressor? I’m sick of it!
Atroce ! Un crime immonde !
Ils devraient tous aller en prison, tous !
Oui, je suis entièrement d’accord avec vous, Nicolas, mais seul l’agresseur ira en prison. Les autres ont été simplement renvoyés. J’espère qu’ils auront honte (pour leur lâcheté) pour le reste de leurs vies.