The Bad Samaritan

12 minutes
Source: CBS Video

This segment of CBS's 60 Minutes is an interview with David Cash. Cash admits to seeing his high school friend Jeremy Strohmeyer grab and begin to assault 7-year old Sherrice Iverson in the bathroom of a Las Vegas casino. Cash did nothing to stop Strohmeyer, and did not report him to any authority, keeping quiet for several days, even after Strohmeyer admitted to Iverson's rape and murder. Cash still contends he did nothing wrong in not acting to help Iverson in any way. This piece is very effective in raising issues of bystander behavior with older students. Due to the graphic nature of the descriptions of the crime, this tape is not appropriate for middle school students.