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Ten days have passed since the Chongqing Wanzhou No. 22 bus fell into the river at 10:8 a.m. on October 28.

But recalling the scene of falling into the river still leaves viewers with lingering fear: when the No. 22 bus passed the Wanzhou Second Yangtze River Bridge deck, it suddenly turned its steering wheel to the left, crossed the center solid line, and hit the normal bus on the opposite side. The car rushed onto the roadside, broke the guardrail, and fell straight into the Yangtze River from a vertical distance of 70 meters from the bridge.

The whole process lasted less than five seconds, and everyone was caught off guard. When I woke up, I saw only a puddle of oil floating on the river. After 85 hours, rescue workers finally recovered the bodies of 13 victims and confirmed that two people were missing.

As soon as the accident occurred, it immediately caused an uproar and many netizens discussed it hotly.

First, the finger pointed at the red car that hit the opposite side of the bus. Two key words: car "retrograde" and "female driver". Some netizens posted photos of a female driver wearing high heels and crying on a bridge. For a time, there were countless curses, and the female driver became the target of criticism.

If words could kill, those words were enough to kill this innocent woman hundreds of times.

The police responded quickly and announced the true situation at that time.

As a result, this argument died down, and another voice focused on the driver. Some said that he stayed up late singing, some said that he was drug addicted and depressed, and some said that he committed suicide in revenge...

Fortunately, on November 2, the police announced the true cause of the incident.

Only then did the public understand that the cause of this horrific bus incident was very simple. It turned out that it was just a female passenger (Liu) who missed the stop she was going to and asked the driver (Ran) to stop and let her get off.

Because he was not at the bus stop at the time, Ran refused. Liu walked to the right side of the driver's seat and had a fierce verbal conflict with him. During this period, he even hit the driver on the head with his mobile phone twice. The driver also broke away from his right hand twice to block and fight back.

At around 10:08:51, the driver left his right hand and turned the steering wheel sharply to the left. The vehicle reached a speed of 51 kilometers and passed the central separation line. Amid the screams from all over the car, the panicked driver did not stop the car and crashed directly into the other vehicle and into the river.

At this point, we can’t help but ask: One person missed a stop, and two people lost control of their emotions. Why should the other 13 people in the car pay for their mistakes with their lives?

You must know that the youngest among the victims were two children aged 1 and 3, who were taken out by their mother to play. The oldest, 82 years old, crossed the river as a mother-in-law to celebrate the birthday of his daughter-in-law. The father of a salvage team member was also among the dead, and he was only 300 meters away from home!

As time passed, people's emotions gradually calmed down. Soon, this news will be overshadowed by other more eye-catching news.

So besides providing people with something to talk about after dinner, what else can this news leave behind?

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I often want to ask, if you and I were sitting in this car at that time, what would we do?

a. If you find it noisy, get off the bus early.

b. Pull the two people apart.

c. Look on indifferently, the matter has nothing to do with you.

According to online survey data, more than 70% of netizens believe that Liu bears the main responsibility, 15% think that the driver is responsible, and only 11% lament that other people in the car are too indifferent.

It is not difficult to understand that some people will choose a. In fact, two passengers did get off the bus early that day because they suspected that Liu and Ran had a fierce argument.

I am afraid that most people will choose c. In fact, other passengers that day did so (excluding the elderly and infirm).

Voltaire famously said: When there is an avalanche, not a single snowflake feels responsible.

To paraphrase: When a disaster strikes, no one feels that they should take action to prevent it from happening.

The result was that a group of people watched helplessly as the cart veered off course and headed towards the Door of Death.

A few years ago, a real thing happened: a bus broke down on the train tracks and could not move for a while. The driver was worried that the train would cause an accident, so he asked everyone to get off the train and push the cart together. Only two passengers responded. The other passengers thought it was none of my business and it was cold outside, so they did not respond.

However, when the driver and the other two passengers were pushing the cart outside, they were horrified to find that a train was roaring not far away.

The three of them desperately called the passengers in the car to escape, but they were unable to fight the footsteps of death. Before the passengers in the car had time to react, the train instantly smashed the bus into pieces. Except for the three people in the car, no one survived.

This incident can't help but be reminiscent of a movie adapted from real events: "Che 44".

The plot is very simple: a female bus driver is driving in the wild with a bus full of passengers, and encounters two robbers pretending to be injured calling for help on the roadside. The kind-hearted female driver asked them to get in the car, but as soon as they got on the bus, the two men robbed everyone in the car of their belongings. Not only that, they also pulled the female driver out of the car and raped her. The car was full of people, except for a young man who stood up to stop him and was stabbed while fighting the gangster. The rest of the people were indifferent spectators and watched.

As a result, after the humiliated female driver got on the bus, she angrily asked the young man who had just tried so hard to save her to get out of the car. He was very puzzled: It was obviously me who wanted to save you just now! Soon, he understood the reason why the female driver drove him out of the car. It turned out that the girl hated the fact that the bus full of people stood by indifferently, so she drove the bus into a ravine, and all the people in the bus died.

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We always think that those who do not stop others from committing crimes on the bus are indifferent bystanders. Little do we know that we ourselves are the largest and most indifferent spectators in the group.

Chinese people have always had a spectator mentality.

A century ago, Mr. Lu Xun wrote about China’s “spectator culture” many times in various literary and artistic works.

"Medicine" writes about the people on the execution ground, "Those people in twos and threes...were moving forward like a tide." "The necks were stretched out very long, like many ducks, being pinched by invisible hands. Lift it up."

In the article "What happened after Nora left", it was also written: "The masses, especially the Chinese, are always the spectators of the drama. , If they appear generous, they watch a tragic play; if they appear cowardly, they watch a comedy.”

In the 21st century, we are rich in materials and highly developed in science and technology. However, the vast majority of people still have the mentality of "spectators" from a century ago: don't join in the fun, just watch; when faced with crime, I stay silent, don't participate, don't get angry, and save myself; You can complain or write a few words to curse people; after you curse them, the matter has nothing to do with me.

This is probably the so-called bystander indifference, also known as the "bystander effect". In a group or society, due to the diffusion of responsibilities, everyone thinks that others will do it. As a result, it becomes something that everyone should take care of, but in the end no one takes care of it.

As everyone knows, everyone is on the same train of life, and no one can escape when faced with disaster.

Direct examples are the other passengers in the Chongqing Wanzhou bus crashing into the river. Indirect examples are some people who produce fake and inferior food and never eat it, but only sell it to outsiders. Everyone has this mentality. , in fact, other items you buy are also toxic and harmful items produced by yourself.

It is easy to scold others. When it is your turn, just stay silent. In fact, most of the silent ones are also committing crimes.

In the face of disaster, no one is immune. With less spectator mentality and more action, the world can be a better place.

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Fortunately, some people in this society have woken up and no longer remain indifferent bystanders.

On the afternoon of May 27, 2016, when a Wuhan bus was driving in the middle of the local Second Yangtze River Bridge, a scene similar to the Chongqing Wanzhou bus incident occurred in the carriage. A middle-aged female passenger suddenly stepped forward and frantically snatched the steering wheel from the female driver's hand. However, an enthusiastic passenger, Xiao Wu, rushed forward and gave a brave hug, stopping the "stealing girl" and winning valuable parking time for the female driver. , saved the lives of a car of people!

Xiao Wu’s hug did not cause much sensation at the time.

But after the bus crashed into the river in Wanzhou, Chongqing this year, a Wuhan entrepreneur fell into deep thought. Imagine that if Xiao Wu hadn’t calmly helped out two years ago, what would have happened if the bus crashed into the river? Two years in advance. Therefore, this entrepreneur specially commended Xiao Wu with 100,000 yuan!

Although it is two years late, it shows that everyone is reflecting and awakening.

There is a poem that, although already well known to everyone, still needs to be revisited again and again:

"In Germany, at first they hunted the communists,

I kept silent - because I am not a communist;

Then they hunted the Jews,

I kept silent - because I am not a Jew;

Later they went after the union members,

I kept silent - because I was not a union member;

Then they went after the Catholics,

I remained silent - because I am a Protestant;

In the end they came to me, but no one stood up to speak for me. ”

This is a story. The epitaph on the tombstone of a German Protestant pastor is still shocking to read.

May everyone take warning because we are all in the same car and no one is immune.