Did the prosecutors THROW the case?

[Ken Burch]

Obvious incompetence and tactical obtuseness on their part the whole way through...one of the worst closing statements I've ever seen from a prosecutor.
And they are all tied to a state power structure controlled by one of the most retrograde governors/legislature combos in any .state government in U.S. history.

They had nothing to gain by a conviction. With a conviction, they've thrown not just red meat, but whole banquet sized roast barons of red beef to the Tea Party/Kochhead/Just Barely Not Klan base of their party.

You wonder if they ever wanted to win.

[tularetom]

1. Win?

They didn't even want to charge him in the first place.

They were just going through the motions to make it look good.

[katmondoo]

3. I agree they would lose there jobs if Zimmerman were convicted

[kestrel91316]

2. The police threw the investigation, and the prosecution threw the case.

That has been glaringly obvious to me from day one, and I'm a white woman.

[KT2000]

4. how to get ahead in Florida

certainly not by prosecuting the killer of a black child. The prosecutor's career path is secured in the teaparty/fascist future of Florida.

[kelliekat44]

5. That really seemed to be the case to me from the beginning two days. Except for the last

member of the team to speak and commend the Martins' behavior, there seemed to be smirks all over the prosecutor team faces...especially the woman who spoke. She seemed delighted with the verdict.

[GiaGiovanni]

6. It felt that way, but I think they were just incompetent

Think about who Florida elects to public office on a regular basis.

[emsimon33]

7. I felt this throughout the trial.