On July 9, a group of Florida teens encountered a man who walked into a pond and shortly after began to drown. Rather than attempt to save the man or call for help, the teens began to film and taunt him. His name was Jamel Dunn. He was 31 years old, and he was engaged. According to an article published by USA TODAY, Dunn went into the pond of his own volition after having an argument with his fiancée.

It appeared that the teens would not face any charges when the video was first discovered, as stated in one CNN article published early on due to the lack of an existing Florida law that would require someone to lend aid should it be needed. However, the Washington Post published an article on the same day that indicated the police were seeking charges after the video had gone viral.

These charges would coincide with a failure to report a death and would be a first-degree misdemeanor. On July 26, CNN published another article that reflected other sources regarding police seeking charges. It has not yet been concluded whether or not the teens will be charged for anything.

The video went viral after being posted on Facebook by Dunn's sister, having been uploaded on YouTube by the teens who filmed it. There has been a large amount of public outrage, especially concerning the possibility that the teens might not be charged with anything. Many who had seen the video are demanding justice for Dunn, and to be frank, why wouldn't they?

It's difficult to ask the question, "What would you have done?" because as much as we would all like to say "I would have jumped in and saved him!" or "I would have called for help!" we can't know exactly what we would have done if we had been in that situation. One thing many of us can be sure of is that we would have tried to help in some way rather than think it would be a funny joke to film it. Admittedly, there are likely those that see no issue with what these teens have done, but that prompts questions surrounding their morals as well as these teens morals.

Understandably, it's frustrating that we don't know if the teens will be charged or not. It's even more frustrating that the teens showed very little remorse over what they had done. This begs the question, why?

Why did the teens think it would be funny to film a man drowning? Why did they laugh and taunt him instead of help him? Why do they not display any remorse over the situation, over letting Dunn drown, over filming him drowning? These teens seem to have a very different moral code than the local community members of Cocoa, Florida.

The outrage expressed by the community, by those who have seen the video, and those who have lost a loved one demand the teens face charges. These teens have potentially destroyed the futures they could have had, and they certainly destroyed Jamel Dunn's future.