Public Safety may not be called for many emergencies in the middle of the day, but they certainly shouldn't be called to act as props in a publicity stunt. However, Riptide members had more in mind than just promoting good music. They wanted to test UM students when faced with the apparent injury of another. Sami Mitchell, staff member at Riptide, criticized passing students who watched and did nothing. No, it shows what makes our society become desensitized.
People lose sensitivity as a defense mechanism.
Seeing a murder on TV may make a child feel uncomfortable the first time, but after seeing 100 fake murders, that child feels more numb and less vulnerable. Good samaritans like Alex Gulde might pause, not wanting to be duped and be made a fool, and that hesitation could cost a life this time. Riptide may condemn students for their apathy, but members of one student ministry group do not have the right to set their own moral standards for students and chastise those who don't reach them. Sometimes when a test is designed for people to fail, the prophesy ends up fulfilling itself. Please include you full name, address, and current phone number so that we can verify the letter's authenticity.