Should I con- sider that I am less obliged to pull the drowning child out of the pond if on looking around I see other people, no further away than I am, who have also noticed the child but are doing nothing?
This reminds me of a term that I learned in psych class last year. I learned that when people see something happening that they could help with or could stop from happening and they choose not to help because they are 'following others,' this is the bystander effect. Simply put, people are less likely to offer help when others are present, (https://www.britannica.com/topic/bystander-effect). In this case, when we see others that we respect not doing anything to stop obvious injustice, it is easier for us to do the same. If more people started taking action, more good and more help would probably be offered.