It's good to defer help to an authority.
Bill was walking home when he heard a gun going off in a shopping mall.
Bill wants to help the people in the mall.
Bill finds the nearest police officer and alerts them of what's going on.
Bill decides to run into the shopping mall.
Bill is able to provide help to the people in the mall even though he didn't do it himself.
Bill puts his and other lives in danger and doesn't provide any help.