Ethical Dilemma: Actors Involved
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://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/11/28/15513847-florida-man-pleads-not-guilty-to-shooting-teen-to-death-over-loud-music?lite
•http://www.firstcoastnews.com/topstories/article/286983/483/Suspect-in-Jordan-Davis-shooting-death-faces-new-charges
•http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String&URL=0700-0799/0776/Sections/0776.013.html
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.
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Solution: Ethical Dilemma: Actors Involved