Caplan says people are bystanders because they would rather mind their own business than interfere with someone else problems. People have fears of consequences, which holds them back for standing up for what they believe in. Caplan and Shoem's ideas relate because genocide was created by the lack of knowledge we have towards others. If we were more knowledgable about each other, fewer bystandered will exist because we realize the injustice of genocide and groups can do something about this problem.