I’m speaking to the real world issues here. It is a travesty that the proper decision could not be reached for the proper reasons. It is patently unfair to Zimmerman.
My comment about saving innocent lives is easily elaborated upon. A sudden dismissal would have caught law enforcement and citizens alike off guard and unprepared. THAT is where innocent lives were saved. Once the jury begins deliberations law enforcement and citizens will have time to formulate plans to protect themselves and the community from the anticipated riots. Innocent lives will be lost when the riots come (and they are coming). However, I believe fewer innocent lives will be lost. Quite a few.
The entire mess is a travesty of justice, decency and common sense. BUT, since that train left the station when they indicted Zimmerman, there isn’t much we can do about that.
Who cares about the “real world” here? The “LAW” is not in real world, and neither are any rulings coming from it. What should matter (and should ONLY matter) are the facts in the case, and nothing outside should factor in.
The judge screwed up bad (deserves impeachment and disbarrment) and the prosecution team (and supervisors) need disbarrment and hard jail time. The only way to stop this sort of thing is to hit it hard when found... very, very hard.
I think the PROSECUTION can save the place from riots by dropping all charges, and blaming their own stupid witnesses for changing their stories
If so many liberals moved from PA and NY to FL, and FL became liberal, why didn't PA and NY turn more conservative? Have there been polls showing how much or how little support Zimmerman has in FL?