According to the affidavit, several individuals who were not charged still contributed to what unfolded that day. One member initiated the escalating behavior earlier in the shift, targeting the victim before the assault began. Others stood by, watched, took a photo, or failed to intervene as the situation turned into criminal behavior. The report also states that one of the individuals who perpetrated the assault admitting to being waterboarded himself in the past. emergencyresilience The lesson we can all take away from this case: Cultures like this don’t develop overnight. They grow in silence until bystanders choose to step in and stop what’s happening right in front of them. 📚: abcnews.go.com/US/4-responders-arrested-alleged-hazing-19-year-firefighter/story?id=127905329 #firefighter #ems #emt #paramedic #toxicworkplace