Every person is worth intervening for to stop sexual assault.
In this excerpt from his YouTube video, Mike Domitrz argues that all humans (except sociopaths) are wired with empathy, which should motivate bystander intervention in sexual assault situations. He challenges the common excuse of “fear of confrontation,” explaining that people only avoid confrontation when they don’t see it as worthwhile. He illustrates this with relatable examples—a parent protecting a child and a friend stopping a drunk driver—showing that when the stakes are perceived as important, confrontation is natural. Applying this logic to a scenario involving “Jesse and Aaron,” Domitrz asserts that Aaron (the potential victim) is absolutely worth intervening for because he is a human being, reinforcing the moral stance that every person deserves protection from sexual assault.
