“Many conservative commentators claimed early on that Zimmerman had acted improperly (Mona Charen, Rich Lowry, Heather Mac Donald, Robert VerBruggen, and Gregory Kane). “
Not a commentator of course, but Alan West also jumped on GZ early on and AFAIK has never apologized for it.
The prosecution is claiming that Zimmerman "profiled" Martin because he was black. Zimmerman told the dispatcher that he saw someone acting suspiciously (as if casing places for burglary) and maybe on drugs.
Zimmerman is basically on trial for being a racist and provoking the confrontation. The evidence that would show that he was in fact acting sensibly has been excluded by the judge--any evidence of Martin's past criminal behavior (being found with stolen jewelry and with a burglary device) or that he was on drugs at the time of the confrontation.
The reason for that, of course, is to increase the chances of a conviction. If both men were white, would the past criminality and current drug use be admitted into evidence?