[kellyhound]

Police and prosecutors say little can be done legally after the revelation that a group of teens filmed the dying moments of a 32-year-old disabled man last week, with the teens mocking, cursing and laughing while the man drowned in a fenced-off pond.

The Brevard County State Attorney's Office released the video to the public and called the incident a "tragedy" and said the teens' lack of action had "no moral justification" but added that the teens do not appear to have violated any laws.

The minute-long video, which police called "extremely disturbing," found its way to social media over the weekend before ending up in the hands of detectives.

The clip depicts the unidentified teens — ages 14 to 16 — off-camera, laughing as the man screamed off in the distance for help before going under in the murky water just after noon July 9 off Plaza Parkway. There were no calls to 911 from the teens.

Instead, police later found the badly decomposed body of the man — identified as Jamel Dunn — July 12.

Police said Dunn, who was heavily tattooed, was last seen wearing a black shirt emblazoned with the phrase ‘I’m Blessed,’ and a red hat that read "Only God can judge me," drowned.

Foul play was not suspected. His fiancée filed a missing person report after he failed to turn up at home in Cocoa.

Then, after the body was found last Friday, a family friend saw the video on social media and turned it over to police. The cell phone video then gave detectives insight into what happened the day Dunn disappeared.

“(The teens) were telling him they weren’t going in after him and that ‘you shouldn’t have gone in there,'” said Yvonne Martinez, spokeswoman for the Cocoa Police Department.

“He started to struggle and scream for help and they just laughed. They didn’t call the police. They just laughed the whole time. He was just screaming… for someone to help him.”

The teens were identified and questioned by detectives but likely will not face charges because they were not directly involved, nor are there any Good Samaritan laws that would be applicable in the case, police said.

Police also added that there appeared to be little remorse from the teens. On the video, the teens refer to the possibility of an alligator being in the pond and can be heard shouting to Dunn as he splashed in the water.

“Get out the water, you gonna die” one teen shouted. Another yelled at Dunn, saying, “ain’t nobody fixing to help you, you dumb (expletive).”

Seconds later, Dunn could be heard yelling. Then his head disappeared beneath the water one last time.

“Oh, he just died,” another teen says before laughter ensues. The teens then left the park without telling authorities.

After the body was retrieved, detectives noted that one of the teens stared ahead during the questioning. Next to him, his mother broke down in tears, distraught at the situation he was involved in, Martinez said.

“There was no remorse, only a smirk,” said Martinez. There are worries for the boys’ safety as word of the case continues to go viral online.

[Necrotic Bowel]

"There was no remorse, only a
SMIRK".

[Meridian]

Ah...well raised, good hearted young citizens there. Their mothers must be so proud of the fine men they are becoming.

[1594]

[usdcad]

They could not have helped. If they tried to help they could have been pulled under themselves.

[wggriffiths]

They will be haunted to rest of their lives... and then drown

[Meridian]

Originally Posted by usdcad ↗

They could not have helped. If they tried to help they could have been pulled under themselves.

Yes, but using their phone to call 911 rather than filming and laughing might have helped. They didn't even report it after.

[HeyJealousy]

Sickening shit, a little bit like Jason from Friday the 13th

[Arkoquisa]

Absolutely disgusting. I hope those little punks get shot over a pair of shoes. Worthless pieces of shit.

[gimlet]

Originally Posted by Meridian ↗

Yes, but using their phone to call 911 rather than filming and laughing might have helped. They didn't even report it after.

USA ******* average IQ is 85, this groupof youths probably less, you are asking a lot for them to be caring or responsible. But liberals will blame their behavior on their environment or education and demand trillions of additional dollars be stolen from hardworking taxpayers to school the unteachable...