Teens Walk Free After Recording A Man Drowning

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Teens Walk Free After Recording A Man Drowning
Alexandra Hutzler

Florida State Attorney Phil Archer has decided that a group of teenage boys who recorded a video of a disabled man drowning in a pond last year will not face any criminal charges.

“I know that everyone was sickened by the callous disregard for human life exhibited by these young people. We can only hope that this was an isolated and rare circumstance that will never happen again. Unfortunately, Florida law does not address this behavior and we are ethically restrained from pursuing criminal charges without a reasonable belief of proving a crime beyond and to the exclusion of every reasonable doubt," Archer said in a statement released by state attorney's office on Friday.

Archer also said there is no Florida law requiring someone to call for emergency medical assistance when someone is in distress. Such a law was proposed during the legislative session this year but didn't receive enough support to pass, Archer added.

Read more at: https://www.msn.com/en-sg/news/world/teens-walk-free-after-recording-a-man-drowning/ar-AAz3QGR

They taunted and mocked him as he was drowning.

More: https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/2018/06/22/no-charges-year-after-teens-mocked-drowning-man-prosecutors-rule-out-filing-charges/723259002/