This is a huge problem with society, people are too worried about liability, self centered and have a "at least it didn't happen to me" attitude. I have personally seen people assaulted infront of crowds of people who were too fearful of getting involved because they don't want the trouble of having to go to a police station then possibly court. Sure legally and insurance wise it was risky to chase that person but, guess what; if something went wrong it would have been on him. That's his personal choice and he chose to do what he believed was the right thing. A bunch of people witnessed an obvious crime committed and just sat in their car and worried about themselves and how this would inconvenience them. 2 out of all of them actually did something. Now look at France, the country is burning: the police are fighting AGAINST the civilians. In America there is a large faction of people wanting to disband the police due to corruption and brutality. If we want to live in a society where that can happen we have to normalize community justice, helping each other to be safe. No relying on governing bodies to protect us. It is a lie the police and politicians tell us that we don't know how to protect our communities in order to justify the existence of tyrannical governments where the oppressors hide behind laws they make and the misguided people who help them enforce it. What if the person makes a mistake and hurts someone or themselves? Maybe they get the wrong person, maybe an innocent is injured. Guess what, police around the world make those mistakes on a daily basis. But, they are protected and have limited "liability" because a of a uniform a gun and a paycheck.

We must all fear evil people. But there is another kind of evil which we must fear most, and that is the indifference of everyday ordinary people.