Excuse the stereotype, but how could the peace loving Canadians loot liquor stores and set cop cars ablaze? Could it be that this group of Canadians operates different then singular Canadians? Deindividuation or the loss of individual accountability and self-awareness occurs in some groups and can lead to antisocial behaviors (Festinger, Pepitone, & Newcomb, 1952). Known also as mob mentality, a swirl of psychological factors combines to result in behaviors not seen individually. With decreased self-awareness, individuals feel more available to react on automatic impulse rather than conscious decisions of rule adherence. Conformity may also contribute to the antisocial behaviors; when others are marching out with bottles or destroying cars, it becomes easy to follow others’ lead.
Suicide baiting is an interesting phenomenon related to deindividuation in which people in a crowd will shout out to a person threatening suicide to “do it!” (Mann, 1981). The decreased risk of identification allows individuals to behave with less regard for others. Perhaps adding a big mirror to increase self-awareness might decrease these destructive behaviors from the mob.
The implications from these vandalizing mobs can be quite disheartening. Are individuals “moral” or at least law abiding only because of the possible resulting punishment? Left to our own devices with no fear of consequence, anarchy might be a very real possibility. Government and police are often met with hostile attitudes, but this may not be the case if one were to see the result of having less action consequences.
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