Even if Zimmerman is chaged convicting him would be 'more difficult' according to prosecutor

[WI_DEM]

They are already making excuses:

Even if George Zimmerman is charged in the death of Trayvon Martin, getting a conviction would be "more difficult than a normal criminal case," the prosecutor reviewing the evidence said Monday.


Zimmerman's attorney, Craig Sonner, has indicated they will invoke Florida's "stand-your-ground" law, which provides significant leeway for someone to use deadly force if they feel their life is in danger. He says Zimmerman suffered a broken nose and a gash to the back of his head as a result of his encounter with Martin.

"The stand-your-ground law is one portion of justifiable use of deadly force," prosecutor Angela Corey told ABC News. "And what that means is that the state must go forward and be able to prove it's case beyond a reasonable doubt ... So it makes the case in general more difficult than a normal criminal case."


added that it's also not clear whether prosecuting the death as a hate crime would lead to a conviction. Martin, 17, was black; Zimmerman, 28, is Hispanic.


http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/26/10868250-trayvon-martin-case-more-difficult-prosecutor-says

[librechik]

1. if true, Trayvon was clearly defending himself--where is his right

to stand HIS ground when threatened?

[samsingh]

5. agreed - Trayvon was in his rights to stand his ground

[saras]

2. Bullshit. It's an EASY conviction. Charge the cops with conspiracy...

Charge the police with every possible crime involving the coverup, and let them off individually if they testify against Zimmerman. No problem.

[onehandle]

3. Someday I will probably live in Florida. Nice to know that anyone who bugs me can be 'dealt with.'

'You kids get off my lawn!... Wait, hold on a minute, I'll be right back. No that's ok, you can walk down the street. Go hang out with those Girl Scouts selling cookies on the corner.'

Ah, lax gun laws. Is there nothing they can't do?

[slackmaster]

4. You're stating on a public forum that you would lower yourself to George Zimmerman's level

I'm sure you are being sarcastic, but that's a rather silly thing to post IMO. The Web is forever.

[samsingh]

8. absolutely fukin horrifying isn't it?

i'm scared of your skin color - bang
your sexuality frightens me, we're alone - bang

it is truly a license to commit murder when there are no witnesses around. use a gun, and the nra will defend you.

[samsingh]

6. in my opinion zimmerman is a murderer and piece of garbage and needs to go to jail forever

[uponit7771]

7. ZMan persued Martin, that in and of itself is enough to charge the

...guy and put him in jail

[meow2u3]

9. Re: "Stand your ground" laws

In practice, it's not what's done; it's who does it to whom. In other words, they don't apply the law consistently.

If the shoe were on the other foot, i.e., if Martin were to have clocked Zimmerman with a baseball bat to defend himself against a madman with a gun, Martin would be sitting in jail awaiting trial for aggravated assault. Or, if a woman would shoot a man who clearly tried to rape her--in front of eyewitnesses--she'd likely be facing charges instead of her would-be attacker.

Yet drunken or drug-addled guys hide behind the "stand your ground" law, using it as a state-sanctioned license to kill and terrorize anyone they don't like.