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."
by average_daffy_duck December 26, 2024

by EddieBrock5 September 2, 2023

When your name is Sean and you go to Dunstable Downs and get wanked off under a tree and cant finish
by S Penny August 17, 2022

by vickiswishesxo June 4, 2021

Bobovitch needed a new phone. He had a $50 Amazon gift card, so he bought 5000 Penny Phones. Bobovitch now has no room in his house.
by Stankalahashi December 27, 2009

Follows from the act of putting a 'Tuppence in a tea cup' and is when you take the balls out of the ass, and put it in their mouth
by FriendlyThesaurus January 27, 2018

by abcdefgbyyeeee July 8, 2023
