Wesley Autrey was standing on a train platform with his two young daughters, and a man he did not know. Suddenly, this man had a seizure, causing him to fall on the tracks. Autrey heard a train approaching, and knew he had only seconds to act. Leaping onto the track, he pulled the man between the rails and lay on top of him to protect him from the train. The train tried to stop, but five cars passed over the two men. Both were unharmed. 

Some years later in New York City, a homeless man pushed Ki-Suck Han onto subway tracks, in view of many people. No one reacted, except a photographer who took photos as Han was killed by a train.

Questions:

1. Why was Autrey more likely to act than the crowds watching Han?

2. Do you have an ethical obligation to act when someone needs help?

3. Imagine that, at your work, you know someone is:

• Lying on an expense account
• Wrongly booking sales that have not yet occurred
• Sexually harassing staff members

What is your ethical obligation? What would you do under the circumstances?