Somebody Else's Problem

Reference and nod to 'Sir' Douglas Adams, and his concept of the SEP invisibility field, SEP standing for 'Somebody Else's Problem'

From the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy:

An SEP is something we can't see, or don't see, or our brain doesn't let us see, because we think that it's somebody else's problem... The brain just edits it out, it's like a blind spot. If you look at it directly you won't see it unless you know precisely what it is. Your only hope is to catch it by surprise out of the corner of your eye.

Read about it on Wikipedia:

Somebody Else's Problem (also known as Someone Else's Problem or SEP) is a condition where individuals/populations of individuals choose to decentralize themselves from an issue that may be in critical need of recognition. Such issues may be of large concern to the population as a whole but can easily be a choice of ignorance at an individualistic level.

Or you can say fuck it and go back to watching American Gladiators. It is somebody else's problem.

Examples

 * Donating to any cause and not doing anything about the actual problem.
 * Green Washing
 * Ignoring violence around us, and saying nothing
 * Expecting others to take people to task for harming someone