When people watched oblivious of their responsibility!

I happened to read about a shocker that had happened on a busy street in Coimbatore.

A man on a motorcycle was tripped by a group of men and thrashed to death even as dozens of people watched in horror. Not one in the crowd had the courage to go to the aid of the hapless man or ask the goons as to why they're doing so or prevent them from getting on with the brutal act.

What sort of people were the onlookers? Didn't they know of their responsibilities to society? When will they lend their voice to something constructive and stand for justice? What were they scared of? Will their conscience ever be able to justify their inaction and in that sense, can life be the same for them anymore ?

Would they've behaved in the same manner, if any of their kith and kin were to have been harassed in a similar fashion?

Things have a way of catching up with people. They too will weep, one day, when a crowd does not respond to their calling, in similar circumstances.