Bike Thief Video Analysis

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People's behavior is heavily dependent on how someone looks and in what situation. That is the point What Would You Do is trying to get across in the first video. In the bike thief video, the team compared how people would react to a white male, black male, and "pretty" girl. All of which were stealing a bike in separate scenarios. Some people questioned the white guy, some walked right by him, but no one tried to stop him. In the second scenario, people were swarming the black man almost immediately, and repeatedly. Most shocking off all was when people helped the girl for the shear fact that she is a girl. The problem is there are several variables that go into these situations. The show just lumps every human being into one category when in reality, human behavior way more complicated then that. Everyone has their own separate backgrounds and beliefs so they may react differently toward different situations. Who is to say that the first man to help the female thief would …show more content…

Now they did tell you the situation and how they would set it up. However, the music would change for certain individuals, and during certain actions to try and draw out emotion. Not only that but they only showed the footage that they wanted you to see. Would the parts that were edited out effect what you thought of the situation? I believe so. Now they did have some valid points about human behavior. With all the information on autism and the problems that come with it, I doubt that many people would condemn a child who was effected by it and i am sure that someone would stand up for said child should another person have a problem with that child. Also, I would hope that someone who witnessed a homeless person being harassed or even beaten, would step in to rescue them. Yet there is still the problem of who saw and where the homeless individual

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