Passive Evil.

Evil.

Is it just reserved for the person that commits an evil action or can it belong to those who do nothing to help?

You decide.

Alfredo Tale-Yax. 31 Homeless in NYC.

Stabbed several times in the chest as he came to the aid of a woman being attacked during the early morning commute.

He collapsed on a New York City sidewalk.

Of the dozens of people that walked by in the early AM, no one stopped to help him.

Not one.

One did snap a photo though. With his camera-phone.

He died. Alone. On the sidewalk.

He died because he helped.

He died because he was stabbed.

He died because not one of dozen people cared enough to hit 3 digits and press SEND.

Which one is right?

Again, it begs, what is evil?

The active or the passive actions that lead to this?

Which one?

Alfredo Tale-Yax. 31 Died Homeless on NYC sidewalk.

(Many thanks to Jessica Gottlieb, for the original post on this. I think she right on with her last sentence: “Get mad.” I am. Are you?)

3 Responses to “Passive Evil.”

1. dave says:

   April 27, 2010 at 9:11 PM

   This truly saddens me. It’s evil to not do anything to help this man.
2. Jack says:

   April 27, 2010 at 9:52 PM

   It is a terrible thing, but this is deeper than this act. We ignore the homeless. We have become so accustomed to seeing them they are virtually invisible.

   You pass by and wonder if they are drunk, drugged or just asleep, assuming that you take the time to notice them lying beneath you.
3. Jessica Gottlieb says:

   April 29, 2010 at 12:30 AM

   I’m glad you got mad, because this is a discussion I’d really like to see more of.

   Since Jack brought it up, I’d encourage y’all to check out my friend Mark’s work at invisiblepeople.tv

   You’re right, we have become blind, and it’s sad because we strip ourselves of our own humanity.