The phenomenon observed where bystanders will ignore, film or otherwise not get involved in an emergency or life threatening situation involving innocent people out of fear of legal prosecution or physical harm.
First referenced by news outlets in the aftermath of a woman on a NYC subway getting burned alive by an illegal migrant.
First referenced by news outlets in the aftermath of a woman on a NYC subway getting burned alive by an illegal migrant.
"Invoking fears of legal backlash, the Daniel Penny Effect loomed large as bystanders watched helplessly during a horrifying Brooklyn subway attack where a woman was set on fire."
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Get the The Burp Effect mug.much like a virus or a parasite, this effect gives aids like symptoms to everyone in a quarter mile radius as well as severe depression
tommy: d'you hear what happened to earl?
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Get the The Jonatan Effect mug.The Sponge Effect describes the situation where a person does an action, that they have done enough times to make it semi-automatic. Semi-automatic meaning that they do not remember the action in details subsequently.
Police officer: You just ran this red light. Do you acknowledge this?
Bicyclist: Sorry, I cannot do that, I don't remember the action. It might have been the sponge effect.
Bicyclist: Sorry, I cannot do that, I don't remember the action. It might have been the sponge effect.
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Get the Dicku Long When She Making It A Distressed Stutter Sound Effect Called....A Scream, Or A Yutz mug.A phenomenon, where the game claims to be slightly more popular than it’s competitor, then being taken down and remade can’t even compete due to it being dead.
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