Personally, I find inappropriate the notion that a prosecutor can make an administrative decision not to file charges in a case involving the death of a human being.
I believe in all such cases there should be some sort of a formal hearing, if only to establish the facts of the case.
Had this been done in the Zimmerman case, it is unlikely it would ever have attained national prominence. The biggest driver was the perception that the cops just patted him on the back and walked away leaving a dead black kid on the ground.
That is almost certainly not what happened in reality, but the law as presently implemented contributed to that perception.
I see your point. I’m also offended that they can skip the grand jury when they want to. What’s the point of having a grand jury system if our employees can bypass us when they don’t think we’ll vote the way they want?