If the prosecutor didn't think he had nearly sufficient evidence to get a conviction it would have been unethical to push for an involuntary manslaughter indictment. And the Trayvon case clearly shows that had Wilson been charged and aquitted that most people would NOT have accepted it and would have rioted even worse.
“Even if prosecutors tried him on lesser charges of involuntary manslaughter, they might well have come up empty – and most people would have accepted that result of a fair trial.”
They actually did try him on the lesser charges. Look it up. He was charged with 1st degree down through involuntary manslaughter. Just like everyone always. I prefer liberal lies to have at least a basis in truth rather than just regurgitating the talking point without any attempt to match it to the readily available facts.