This law blog states a private citizen cannot be charged with a civil rights violation, but could be accused of a hate crime:
BTW this guy wants Zimmerman to fry.
Have you read the replies to this blog? They state flat out lies as facts. For instance, one says Zimmerman never indentified himself as being with the Neighborhood Watch during the 911 call and this was because he wanted to go kill somebody. He did mention it. He even stated the cop’s name who had spoken at the NW meeting.
Liberal media makes up the facts and liberal voters believe them. I really believe they get up every morning and think “What am I going to be told today and how often can I repeat it?”