This week reality came crashing down on me as I watched a video, taken by a bystander, of a woman being robbed and punched while stuck in heavy traffic in her car and nobody did anything to help her.
What has the world come to that people are more interested in capturing the violence on camera than actually helping out the victim of the crime?
Have our morals really fallen so low that we are only concerned with our own gain? Surely, as humans, the so-called higher functioning mammals on this planet we call earth, we have morals that include our fellow human beings?
Are we really so self-absorbed in our own little worlds that if something does not affect us directly, we choose to ignore it despite the fact it is happening right in front of us?
Technology is a blessing, but it is also a curse. We have become so concerned with the virtual world that the real world seems to fade away. We have become so desensitised to the violent daily crimes that occur that we are more concerned about recording the event than being part of the “Good Samaritan Squad”.
We are so worried about ourselves that nobody stands up for and defends the victim. Crime has become a spectator sport for many, and that is unacceptable.
Have you ever thought about the fact that the victim could be you and you are desperately hooting your horn in the hopes that somebody will have the guts to stand up against these perpetrators who take advantage of our impassiveness?
The criminals know not many people will actually be brave enough to take action against them so, day in and day out, they continue with their tyrant games against humanity.
Good citizens of South Africa, it is time for us to take a stand. Time for us to beat the criminals at their own games.
It is time for us to all be brave enough, for in numbers there is strength and there is unity. Let us stop the impassivity that has invaded our land.
Let us take back our freedom of movement for currently, we are too scared to move around our own neighbourhoods. Let us reverse this fear and let the criminals know we mean business.
As good moral citizens, we have a civic duty to help our fellow human beings when in distress or danger. If we stand together, we can and will restore the ethic goodness of our society as it should be.
No more sitting around watching a crime being committed, be the one or two or three to stop it from happening.
A concerned citizen
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