I appreciate your analysis for its cynicism — and accuracy. This charge and prospective trial serves many interests rather well (conceivably even Zimmerman’s). Enriched by Ms. Corey’s pandering, these: defuse the issue as a political rallying point for Obama; immunize the governor from attacks from the left; delay the proceedings until after the election; render DOJ civil rights charges unlikely; make “this is for Trayvon” crimes by blacks look even more egregious; allow for a proper public airing of the actual evidence; and, set a standard for conviction that seems impossible to meet, pending substantial now-hidden evidence. A trial will be an ordeal, but is Z. so blameless, even by his own account, that he deserves a free pass? He seems to trust the “system” enough to cooperate and give information against himself (he is, after all, a registered Democrat and Obama voter; Conservatives should be cautious in embracing him).
The only danger I see in this strategery is that the pot is going to continue to boil, probably for a year now.
As my screen name indicates, I grew up in Los Angeles, and not in a nice neighborhood...in a little town named Carson, nestled between Compton and Long Beach. The way this is going down is eerily similar to the Rodney King case in that you have a situation where people have their minds made up going into the trial. I dont see any way Zimmerman gets convicted, and that “energy” will likely translate to rioting again. The difference is that this is the South...so unlike Southern California, many residents here are well armed, and while the LA riots were messy and expensive, these could be far worse in a human sense.