Sir, where we part ways is that I feel no need for federal involvement at this point. I think the local legal system should be given a chance to do what it has to do, without a bunch of pressure and opportunistic statements from politicians, and certainly without pressure from known race-baiters like Sharpton and company.
I confess to having a knee-jerk reflex of sympathy towards Mr. Zimmerman when I see the cast of characters using to further their own agenda, and it may well be that he did murder and the physical evidence just happens to point towards self defense. It’s up to the local authorities to decide if it makes sense to put him in front of a jury who’ll have to try to read what was in his heart when he pulled the trigger.
It pains me to see conservatives call for the feds to come in to satisfy what really amounts to an emotional reaction. Let the locals handle it, and let’s see how it goes.
I never called for federal involvement. In fact, that would be totally inappropriate. And independent investigation does not necessary need to be federal.