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Originally Posted by Rob Instigator
they should have gone for manslaughter charge, not murder. murder is very specific and much harder to "prove"
they may still do so
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EXACTLY!
Too often, Prosecutors "select cases" based on the election year cycle and what sort of notoriety it can bring them / their election campaign instead of what evidence they have and what they can prove.
I've heard legal minds state this case wouldn't have been prosecuted in the majority of Florida counties......or if it was, a lesser charge of manslaughter (as Rob pointed out above) would have been sought.
The truth is, there is NO getting around the law. What happened before hand honestly doesn't matter.
Example: you could have a Klu Klux Klan member dressed in his robe screaming nigger to a black guy walking down the street. At this point, the Klan member could be charged with several things: inciting a rite, hate crime, ect. Now, if the black man approaches the Klan member and threatens him or starts to assault him and the Klan member is in fear for his well being or life, then, in the state of Florida (and Texas), an individual has the right to self defense including deadly force. The fact that the Klan member was breaking multiple laws before hand has NOTHING to do with his right of self defense.
The jury had only one thing to consider......at the moment just before Zimmerman pulled the trigger, was it normal to think he was in fear of his well being or life. If the jury unanimously agreed to this point, their ONLY option was Not Guilty.
Make no doubt about it, justice was served. The Grand Jury handed down an incitement, Zimmerman was arrested, the Prosecution presented it's evidence and Zimmerman was found Not Guilty by a Jury of his peers.
Just because some don't agree with the outcome doesn't mean Justice wasn't served. Just because something tragic happens doesn't mean a crime was committed.