BECOME A ACTIVE BYSTANDER BECOME A ACTIVE BYSTANDER Morality is defined as beliefs about what is right and wrong. The reason bystanders should intervene is a simple code of ethics but unfortunately, not everyone has strong moral grounds. Many bystanders just watch or pass by, ignoring the scene of the crime. They would still debate whether they should, but only a few intervene thinking its their responsibility to stop the particular crime. An incident relates in which the police believe that about 20 people watched and taped videos of a fifteen-year-old getting robbed and gang-raped rather than thinking about calling the police. Is humanity lost within our kind? During these situations, people think someone else will step in and help rather than understanding the fact that stopping crimes like sexual assault start with themselves. They need to come forward or else this wont stop and grow instead. 80% of adolescents who commit suicide or try to take their own lives were bullied and 86% of school shooters have teenage depression, anxiety, involved in drug abuse often persist into their stages of adulthood. This only takes place because yet again they dont step in. Some are scared that if they do