They didn't want to prosecute Zimmerman, and they didn't.

[shraby]

[DesertFlower]

1. the only reason they did was because of the insistence

of the black community.

[treestar]

2. Agreed

Why did they play the tape of the interview with Serino (sp?) - that let GZ tell his story without cross. And the cop was so sympathetic to him in the interview. It was all leading questions confirming GZ's views.

[mzmolly]

3. The Prosecution did a great job with what they had.

It didn't help that the cops saved their own ass up on the stand and that the state medical examiner didn't recall the friggen autopsy.

[Rex]

4. Crazy, I thought they did want to.

I knew the M$M was against Martin from the outset. I thought they did want to, most people said they were incompetent and now I see what they meant.

[1KansasDem]

5. They did what they could

with the evidence they had. It was a tough case to prosecute.

[shraby]

6. It might not have been so hard if the police had done their jobs in a timely manner and with care.

There were pictures not taken, evidence not preserved properly, Zimmermann should have been drug tested that night, dna taken from Zims clothing to see if Trayvon had left any. Many things could have been done that night and then during the trial.

[1KansasDem]

7. I'm sure the prosecution wished for a lot things,

but they had to work with what they had. That wasn't enough to convince a jury.

[crim son]

8. I hadn't thought of that.

I should have.

[Skittles]

9. "Only in America can a dead black boy go on trial for his own murder." -Syreeta McFadden