The prosecution never had a case. The charges were filed in response to political pressure, largely to test the “Stand Your Ground” statute, and if possible, get it repealed. That is the real target here, not the guilt or innocence of George Zimmerman or the implications of any wrongdoing by Trayvon Martin. The picture is being painted that the possession of a weapon escalated the confrontation from merely getting a beat-down to the ground into a case of resisting assault, and the running dogs outside the courtroom are trying to picture the use of deadly force as an over-response to the threat posed.
The whole thrust here is anti-Second Amendment, that nobody should be allowed to possess or use firearms in self-defense, that is the job of the police. And we are well aware of the response times of the police departments just about everywhere, even good, well-financed and well-run ones.
God could not be everywhere, so He inspired the Founding Fathers to take up and implement the spirit of the Second Amendment.
“The charges were filed in response to political pressure, largely to test the “Stand Your Ground” statute, and if possible, get it repealed.”
I believe charges were filed also to satisfy the blood-lust of the black community.
Even the most cursory examination of the attributes of the Living God will reveal that He is omnipresent--everywhere at once.
The prosecution-friendly side of the political spectrum has tried to conflate Florida's "Stand Your Ground" law with the Trayvon Martin/George Zimmerman case, but that law is not even applicable here.
Since Zimmerman was on his back on the ground being assaulted, standing his ground was a non-issue, since retreat under such a circumstance was not practical. Thus the "stand your ground" doctrine does not apply, and will not be raised by either the defense or the prosecution. Consequently, the case straightforwardly reduces down to the use of deadly force in self-defense against a violent, criminal assault.
I don't expect any race riots in the event of an acquittal, unless the black leadership and population in this country is significantly more irresponsible than I imagine. The facts of this case are much less ambiguous than those which have triggered such unrest in the past.
The prosecution probably doesn't even believe the Narrative, and notwithstanding that its refutation will be unsettling to those who are propagating it, I believe the black community will ultimately be forced to accept the inconvenient truth before any significant violence erupts. The black leadership will hopefully face the political realities of the situation, and not be exposed as utter fools for fanning the flames of racial animus in a case where it's not even remotely justified.