Disabled Man Drowns as Teens Laugh and Film Him

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http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/20/us/florida-teens-drowning-man/index.html

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[GUT]

Lovely little .....

[Pcdunn]

Latest update now says they may well face charges of some sort. Don't know more yet.

[GUT]

Latest update now says they may well face charges of some sort. Don't know more yet.

Be interested to know what they can be charged with.

[Pcdunn]

Maybe a hate crime, since disability/handicapped is a protected category? I'll let you know if I find out for sure.

[GUT]

Maybe a hate crime, since disability/handicapped is a protected category? I'll let you know if I find out for sure.

Thanks, can't think of any crime they'd have committed here, except being #|%~S.

[c.d.]

I would put them on a boat, go out into the ocean and throw them over the side. Sit back, crack a few beers and laugh at them. Maybe throw out a few life preservers just out of their reach. Total scum.

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[Harry D]

A bunch of black teens laugh and mock while a fellow black man drowns.

Kinda makes a mockery of the whole 'Black Lives Matter' movement.

[Pcdunn]

Criminal charges for teens who witnessed drowning -- failure to report death

Be interested to know what they can be charged with.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/florida-teens-mock-film-man-drowning-disability_us_597229f3e4b00e4363df267c

They say it's a test case in Florida, because while they have the statue, it has not been used before.

I think it is stupid that we have to legislate basic human decency.

There was a recent story about a Newfoundland dog that jumped in a lake and saved a struggling deer fawn. If humans are less decent than our dumb animals, we are scarcely the pinnacle of the animal kingdom.

[GUT]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/...b00e4363df267c

They say it's a test case in Florida, because while they have the statue, it has not been used before.

I think it is stupid that we have to legislate basic human decency.

There was a recent story about a Newfoundland dog that jumped in a lake and saved a struggling deer fawn. If humans are less decent than our dumb animals, we are scarcely the pinnacle of the animal kingdom.

1. Animals are not generally dumb

2. The Newfoundland was doing what it had been bred to do.

Friendshad a Newfie (a lot of them actually) they had to be in their kennel before anyone hopped in the pool, or you'd be pulled out, in danger of drowning or not, the instinct to save someone from water is so strongly ingrained in those beautiful dogs.

[GUT]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/...b00e4363df267c

They say it's a test case in Florida, because while they have the statue, it has not been used before.

I think it is stupid that we have to legislate basic human decency.

There was a recent story about a Newfoundland dog that jumped in a lake and saved a struggling deer fawn. If humans are less decent than our dumb animals, we are scarcely the pinnacle of the animal kingdom.

I expect the penalty for not reporting a death is, well, not very harsh.

[GUT]

Quick look it seems to be a Class 1 Misdemeanor

with penalties of up to one year in jail or 12 months probation, and a $1,000 fine.

[Robert]

Humpback whales will sometimes defend seals against Orcas. No one knows why they do it, or whether it could be described as altruism.

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I am always saddened when I go to Arlington National Cemetery and see signs that basically say this is a cemetery try not to act like a complete ******* when you are here. Apparently those signs are needed.

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[Pcdunn]

1. Animals are not generally dumb

2. The Newfoundland was doing what it had been bred to do.

Friendshad a Newfie (a lot of them actually) they had to be in their kennel before anyone hopped in the pool, or you'd be pulled out, in danger of drowning or not, the instinct to save someone from water is so strongly ingrained in those beautiful dogs.

Thanks, Gut.

I meant "dumb" in the older usage to mean without speech, not intelligence.
Enjoyed the information on Newfies, very interesting.

Our old cat (18 years old next month) is sick and on medications for an infection. They're going to call Monday with the results of her blood work to see if she has kidney issues (and how bad if so). Our younger cat seems to sense something isn't right, probably due to scent.
Interesting.