Instructions
Ethical Dilemma: Actors Involved
The controversial “Stand Your Ground Law” has been used in two recent shootings in Florida.
A Florida teen, Jordan Davis, was shot to death on Friday, November 23, 2012. The young man was riding in a car full of teenagers playing loud music. He was allegedly shot by Michael Dunn due to the loud music being played from the car.
You can read more here:
http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String&URL=0700-0799/0776/Sections/0776.013.html
https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/crime/2016/03/16/appeal-filed-michael-dunns-conviction-teen-jordan-davis-death/15703829007/
https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/crime/2016/03/16/appeal-filed-michael-dunns-conviction-teen-jordan-davis-death/15703829007/
https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/crime/2016/11/17/michael-dunn-murder-conviction-upheld-loud-music-fatal-shooting/94019188/
if the links don’t work look up Michael Dunn murder of Jordan Davis florida
- Florida man pleads not guilty to shooting teen to death over loud music
- Michael Dunn gets life, plus 90 years for Jordan Davis killing
- The 2016 Florida Statutes
Provide a 2- to 3-page summary of the ethical issue and address the following issues in relationship to the ethical dilemma presented:
- Summarize the ethical dilemma presented.
- List the actors involved in the ethical dilemma.
- Provide a definition of morality and ethics.
- How could this dilemma have occurred in a “good society”?
- Discuss whether situational ethics were applied in this dilemma.
- Provide alternative solutions to this ethical dilemma.
Support your responses with examples.
Cite any sources in APA format.
