Mostly, yes.
You can't just walk past a rape or robbery or murder, you must either act to prevent it, or at least call for help, with a raised voice or a 911 phone call.
An exception would be that you are currently hidden, and to in any way interfere would jeopardize your own life or well being. Or that you are unarmed, and the assailants are armed.
A bystander is a person who is present at an incident or event, but does not participate. An example is someone that may have seen a crime scene or a spectator at an event.
A person who participates in committing a crime but is not the main person involved is called and accessory. And example would be hiding cash stolen from a bank robbery that you did not participate in.
yes
The First 48 - 2004 Innocent Bystander Partners in Crime 12-24 was released on: USA: 13 September 2012
Accessory. Aiding or abetting.
You become an accessory to their crime- accessory after the fact.
If you are involved in the accident it is a crime to leave the scene, but if you are a witness or bystander there is no problem.
Accessory or maybe Mastermind
You can be charged with being an "accessory" to the crime.
That person is an accessory or an accomplice.
(Apex Learning) Of the 100 people who witnessed a crime in a local park, no one reported it.
"He who permits evil commits evil" basically means that a bystander is just as responsible as someone who actually commits a crime. It's hard to argue that a bystander is exactly as responsible, but if people do not speak up against crime, then they are allowing these crimes to be commited.