I read some where that people will want to give out harsher punishments if they have been exposed to music. Hip Hop and heavy metal produced the harshest responses but even classical music listeners tended to more severity than people who had listened to no music at all. (If anyone can lay their hands on this research I’d be grateful)

This article looks at how Aspects of the environment that indicate danger - from flashing lights to a mere exclamation mark - lead us to make faster and more extreme judgments about fairness.

I think that some people use ‘flashing lights’ and exclamation marks when they speak by using their voices, upping the tempo and volume at the right moment and so forth-these people are more influential and often considered charismatic (and may end up as defense or prosecutor attorneys in the court rooms). So if you are ever on the receiving end of other peoples’ bystander apathy do a lot of exclaiming and repeat your request for help over and over as this can serve as the ‘flashing light’ that will get people to act in your support.

Mark