I am sure they can't arrest in a high-profile case like this without being able to prove reasonable cause, no matter what the public thinks, says or feels.

He can defend himself now in safety and with an attorney present, instead of by hearsay and rumors. This is the best outcome for everyone, including him.

Being on the run is no way to live, especially if one has children, too.

I expect that Z's attorney will try to persuade the jury that it was Z crying for help. If the jury finds otherwise, he's done.

Then, analyze it. If the glove doesnt fit, throw the book at him.

The tape is damning, I doubt it would be allowed

It seems clear that Zimmerman was armed and following Martin. The last eleven times he had called 911 to report what he thought was suspicious activity, the people he was checking on were all black. There is no way that can be considered a coincidence. He was racially profiling the people in his neighborhood. When he finally went too far and killed one of them, how is this not a hate crime.

one reason only: the prosecution is not seeking the death penalty.

then the prosecutor would charge him or her self, as Ms. Corey has done.

By not going to a grand jury, the prosecutor does not risk losing the case before it can get going.

It may also be that the evidence does not support a charge of murder one.

Really, we'll know more later when the prosecutor has to make a filing including the particulars of the charge and the evidence supporting the charge.

Any profiling was due to the fact that there were burglaries in the neighborhood by a suspect who was black.

Zimmerman has a history of having helped a black homeless person in the past, and other history that suggested he wasn't a racist.

That he was armed and following Martin doesn't prove he did so with the intent to kill him. His history of wanting to be a cop suggests he could have planned to apprehend him and turn him over to the police when they arrived.

Better to go with the charges you can prove in court than risk losing. Even more so, given that there is a parallel investigation by the federal government. They can bring their own hate crime charges if they find the evidence they need.

not just in this case, but it's almost always difficult. And juries don't like to convict someone when the charges seem to exceed the crime so Prosecutors go for what they think they can prove.

But I understand why they couldn't go there. I'm grateful for Murder Two.

And I still worry he'll end up doing five years' actual time.

reason having to do with playing wannabe cop.

Oh, and I believe that manslaughter of any flavor, in Florida, is a 9.5 year mandatory.

The truly dangerous shit was because poppy had sheltered junior from legal jeaopardy has whole life. Therefore, he was clean as a whistle. Ish.

will plead down to a lesser charge of manslaughter and avoid a trial that might not
end up with a guilty finding of 2nd degree murder.