Trayvon Martin case: After police chief steps aside, state prosecutor recuses himself

[Grace62]

I think a combination of a really insane law in Florida, Stand your ground, that limits the ability of police and prosecutors to completely examine the case, plus what looks to be a police cover-up of a poorly conducted investigation, brought this case to where it is now. Obviously without the persistence of Trayvon's parents and the people who have supported them, the police would have gotten away with the cover-up.

The lack of evidence gathered at the scene may actually make it impossible to convict Zimmerman under Florida law. He has his story, and the police didn't gather evidence to either corroborate or refute it. The one minute time period between the end of the 911 call and when witnesses arrived is a mystery, and only George Zimmerman is alive to say what happened. And in that one minute Trayvon Martin was shot dead.

The Stand your Ground law does it make it possible for him to use the alleged scuffle as a defense, and his attorney says he would invoke that defense if Zimmerman is charged.

So the justice that may come out of this might only be a civil rights lawsuit against the Sanford police dept., and exposure of their incompetence. If that's what comes to pass, that will be much better than nothing.