Hmmmm.....”I apologize for pissing Trayvon off causing him to attempt to murder me, and furthermore, I apologize for defending myself during the attack. I should have let him kill me, I am a horrible horrible person.”
How ‘bout, “I apologize because things got out of hand, and it was not my intention to murder or even hurt anyone”?
The apology is just a way to put the whole incident and case behind them, even if an apology is not warranted. Better to walk away with some dignity, on both sides, than to continue the protests or to raise the possibility of further violence. The “race pimps” weren’t going to let the matter rest, and so, the prosecutor needed to start the road towards an end, and an apology isn’t going to kill Zimmerman or his family.