Ethical Dilemma Actor Involved

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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.

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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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Ethical Dilemma: Actor Involved

“Stand your ground law” was passed in Florida in 2005. Florida Statutes expanded their
range of self-defense claim which is conventionally presented in a criminal case. The law states
that a person is merited in the use of deadly force and has no obligation to withdraw if the person
reasonably believes that such force is essential to avoid eminent danger or acting in accordance to
circumstances described in Section 776.013 of Florida Statutes (Weaver, 2008). This law differed
from the traditional one since, one could not make use deadly force in self-defense without first
using all rational means to withdraw from a threat or danger. In this paper, we will be looking at
the ethical dilemma of the “stand your ground law.”
This law has undid a decade of positive law regarding self-defense. This is because in...


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