The difference is that this is a political operation from start to finish, intended to rile the black base and get them to to polls in November.
Once the election has passed, Zimmerman is of no further use to the Black KKK.
It will take at least that long for the case to come to trial.
My bet is that it never does.
Blacks are in the bag for Obama. This is about scaring whites into voting for him.
A delay will only hurt the defense. If I were his attorney I'd DEMAND a speedy trial by jury right there in Sanford. No requests for change of venue, no requests for discovery, nothing. Just put it on. They don't have the facts to support a guilty verdict on a murder charge.
The prosecution is PRAYING for a delay until after the election when they can quietly ask for all charges to be dismissed. The murder charges were only brought to mollify the mob and prevent an imminent race riot.
There is no way on earth that a Murder charge can be proven. At best they have a negligent homicide, but I don't think they could prove that either. The witness said that Martin was on top of Zimmerman and Zimmerman's head was being bashed against the concrete. Zimmerman had a gun.
If Zimmerman had lost consciousness then he would have surrendered possession of the gun to the guy who was pounding his head into the concrete. He had to assume that Martin would have used the gun to finish him off if he lost consciousness. His only recourse was to use the gun to eliminate the threat.
Not Guilty. Slam dunk.