Leytonstone

[Earl Aelfheah]

Thought this was interesting:

http://metro.co.uk/2015/12/07/hero-of-leytonstone-hits-out-at-people-who-stood-by-and-filmed-it-all-5548671/#ixzz3tcptXyW2

I would have thought the natural reaction to something like this would either be fight or flight - but it seems now it's more fight, flight, or stand passively filming on your phone.

[uncleglen]

Unfortunately there are kids in school who deliberately start trouble so that their mates can film it....they are probably hoping for some kind of fame on line...because they are not going to get any in other ways

[Loz]

But, on the bright side...

[miga]

Whither last decade's "happy slapping" phenomenon?

[JohnL]

This guy came across to me as just an idiot

until I realised he tried to decapitate somebody.

Maybe the people with cameras didn't see that bit.