Interesting. And he could very well have been “in the right”. Quite frankly, even looking at it from Zimmerman’s point of view the police did him no favors by doing nothing. If they had investigated appropriately, it could have exonerated him and kept the Feds out of it.
Thanks for the insight. =)
I gotta say, In 25 years of prosecuting I have never seen such sloppy police work. It’s stunning to me.
I gotta say, In 25 years of prosecuting I have never seen such sloppy police work. It’s stunning to me.
Oh I could tell you of a LOT sloppier police work from that part of the country.
In the end though I feel that NO ONE is going to come out of this unscathed and I mean in the whole country. You might think it strange but I feel like a match has been set to a long fuse and the explosion that comes at the end is going to be a doozy, maybe even devastating.
Sloppy police work? And what are you basing that on? The police have, witness testimony, Statements from Zimmerman minutes after the incident, 911 recordings, physical evidence.
"the police did him no favors by doing nothing."
I guess you are of the opinion the police should have arrested Zimmerman for some charge whether they actually had evidence of a crime or not.
Attitudes like yours is the reason we need laws like the Castle doctrine and stand your ground. (even though I don't think stand your ground applies here). These laws are not to protect the innocent from criminals, it's to protect the innocent from the police and prosecutors like you.
If someone has acted lawfully in self defense they don't need to be further victimized by prosecutors who are trying to play political games and make headlines for themselves.