A social experiment by the French YouTuber @dimercitv has gone viral, despite YouTube having removed the video, after a Jewish man, wearing a kippah and tallis, prevented a faux sucide attempt.
The video, posted on July 8th, was removed because YouTube claimed “The following content may contain suicide or self-harm topics.”
קידוש השם: היוטיובר הצרפתי המפורסם dimerci TV, פרסם סרטון, בו הוא עורך ניסוי חברתי ושופך על עצמו נוזל דליק (כביכול), שולף מצית כדי להצית את עצמו. כולם נשארים אדישים, אך תוך שניות ספורות, מזנק בחור חרדי חובש כיפה וציצית, ומפיל מידיו את המצית, במטרה להציל אותו, ולמנוע את ההתאבדות. pic.twitter.com/VGlqn6yTeg
— דוד קשת (@david_keshet) July 9, 2023
In the video, a man can be seen in a crowded area in France pouring an inflammatory liquid over his head while looking distraught. While many individuals looked at the distressed man, the Jewish man took action.
The observant Jew knocked the inflammatory can to the floor and pulled him away from the area to sit. It is here that other people began offering to help, one making a gesture suggesting that they were offering to call someone for help.
Paris, France (credit: WIKIPEDIA)The clips ends with the Jewish man rubbing the distraught man’s back in an act of comfort. The identity of the Jewish man is currently unknown, but his actions have created a large impact.
About the YouTuber
Dimercitv has a YouTube following of 3.17 million subscribers and has published 848 videos.
Dimercitv’s content regularly involves conducting ‘social experiments,’ a type of sociological research used to understand people’s’ reactions to social situations or events.
Most the social experiments the YouTuber conducts are not as extreme as the aforementioned one. In one clip, he holds a sign while blindfolded announcing “I am Muslim, if you trust me give me a hug.” In other videos, he offers flowers to stangers to see their reaction.
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