That wasn't very (David) Cash money of you

When we discuss the concept of Individual Responsibility in Global connections, we must consider what it means to legislate morality. In fact, moral reprehensibility is not a crime. In order to be charged, one must actually do something that was involved in the crime. In the case of David Cash, he did not do anything when he witnessed his friend who restrained a young girl in a bathroom stall. His individual responsibility at the minimum should have been to respond in some way to the situation. If Cash had physically seen his friend murder the girl, then Cash could be prosecuted as a perpetrator. On the other hand, if Cash had at least done something to alert the security, then he would have been considered an up-stander. Since Cash did nothing, he is to be considered a bystander to the extreme. Furthermore, this is an example of the bystander effect. After the incident, Cash and his friend rode roller coasters and headed home. When questioned, Cash justified his inaction with the reason that he didn't care about people that he didn't know. Even if Cash was unaware of what action to take during the sight of his friend, the murder may have been prevented if he had just said something to an advisor, his friend, or someone else. It did cross his mind that he could have reported his friend, but because they were best friends, Cash did not want to turn him in. Appearing to lack remorse, being emotionally obtuse and dense, Cash could not realize the weight of his inaction. Even a year later, Cash didn't think about how he could apologize to the victim's family for his inaction. He did not even take steps learn from what he did and didn't do.

We currently live in an age where apologies seem to almost be forced out of people with all ranges of influence: social media influencers, politicians, tech company giants (for example: Mark Zuckerberg), and more. Here's the catch: we don't have to have thousands of followers to make a difference. As Uncle Ben said in Spider-Man, "With Great Power comes Great Responsibility". We must realize that just as we can choose do nothing, we can also choose do something. It doesn't have to be as heroic as running into a burning building to save a child. It can be alerting an authority that someone needs help or talking to someone who seems to have had a bad day. More than ever, it is important to recognize our individual responsibility and impact on the internet and offline.