From the Chinese press

How could this happen

A group of people beat a woman to death at a McDonald's outlet in Zhaoyuan, Shandong province, last week after she refused to give her telephone number to them. What's perhaps more tragic than the murder of the innocent woman is the indifference of the onlookers who refused to intervene and save the victim for fear of being targeted by the assailants, says an article in Beijing News. Excerpts:

From videos taken by witnesses, at least five young men were present at the scene of the crime but not one of them intervened to save the woman. The men were seen either wandering in the eatery as if nothing was happening or were hiding behind doors watching the assailants beat the helpless victim. In an indifferent society where onlookers refuse to offer a hand to those in urgent need, people are bound to feel unsafe and insecure.