If there is one in thing that prevails among residents of large cities around the world, it is the “mind your own business” mentality.

Occasionally, this may be a good thing, especially when it comes to one’s privacy, but there are times you wish that people would be more concerned and active with what’s going on around them…

After Rory Reid became a victim of car fuel theft in the middle of London, he decided to conduct a social experiment to see if any citizen would take notice of someone removing fuel from a car in broad daylight.

Using his own vehicle, a VW Polo hatchback, Reid parked the car on various central streets of London. He then siphoned the tank using numerous tools including an earsplitting 850-watt hammer drill, but the result was the same: no one blinked an eyelid…

You can play the video right after the jump.

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