What if everyone in a society held the same views as the narrator of "Witness"? On a separate piece of paper, write a journal entry about the possible social or moral consequences of a "do-nothing. see-nothing" attitude. You may. want to consider consequences in one or more of the following areas of public life:

• Safety in public places (no response to attacks or purse stealings).
• Common courtesy (unwillingness to give directions or the time to strangers or assist disabled or elderly people in need).
• Neighborliness (ignoring neighbors' requests for help).
• Emergency situations (no response to victims of natural disasters like earthquakes or floods)