To explain why I think of his remarks as "stirring the pot," in his meeting with the 13 yo witness's mother, he suggests that Z was driven by profiling - that he was seeking evidence of that, or otherwise catching Z in a lie.
[Serino] told me that he and the other officer with him felt that it was not self-defense and that they needed to prove it wasn't self-defense. And he said that I needed to read between the line because there was some stereotyping going on.... I took it to mean that he felt that George Zimmerman committed this crime based on whether it's stereotyping or racial profiling or whatever you want to call it. But those were his words. Stereotyping.
Need to "read between the lines." Otherwise known as pull out of thin air.
That's really interesting, and I had not read that. There are quite a few reports in which it is suggested (with no backing) that police were biased in favor of Zimmerman, and guided witness statements in that direction. Do you have a link for this report (I will of course look for it myself.)