[Greysard]

this Cory lady is totally on Martin’s side...

Not necessarily. If they don't charge Zimmerman then riots are likely, with innocents hurt and maybe killed. And Zimmerman himself will be a dead man walking, with thousands of street thugs in competition to kill him first (for a HUGE street cred.)

Alternatively, they can charge Zimmerman with murder - a crime that requires intent to kill. Here is what Wikipedia says:

• First Degree Murder is any murder that is willful and premeditated. Felony Murder is typically first degree.
• Second Degree Murder is a murder that is not premeditated or planned in advance.[6]
• Voluntary Manslaughter sometimes called a "Heat of Passion" murder, is any intentional killing that involved no prior intent to kill, and which was committed under such circumstances that would "cause a reasonable person to become emotionally or mentally disturbed." Both this and second degree murder are committed on the spot, but the two differ in the magnitude of the circumstances surrounding the crime. For example, a bar fight that results in death would ordinarily constitute second degree murder. If that same bar fight stemmed from a discovery of infidelity, however, it may be mitigated to voluntary manslaughter.[7]
• Involuntary Manslaughter stems from unintentional, but criminally negligent behavior. A drunk driving-related death is typically involuntary manslaughter. Note that the "unintentional" element here refers to the lack of intent to bring about the death. All three crimes above feature an intent to kill, whereas involuntary manslaughter is "unintentional," because the killer did not intend for a death to result from his intentional actions.[8]

The prosecution would have to prove that Zimmerman had intent to kill. It'd be hard to do, considering that Zimmerman was on the phone with police all the time, and that he didn't know anything about Trayvon, and had no reason whatsoever to kill anyone at all.

If the prosecution fails to prove its case then Zimmerman will be acquitted of the charge. Charging him with a lesser crime is actually more dangerous for Zimmerman. What is certain, though, is that he will be behind bars for a while. The black community will be mollified by the seriousness of the charge. By the trial's time the situation will be more under control.

[Eva]

Don’t count on it.

[moehoward]

" If they don't charge Zimmerman then riots are likely, with innocents hurt and maybe killed. "

I could not disagree more. Had this fallen into some hole of eternal 'investigation' something else would have taken it's place in the news cycle in short order.

Charging him, if there's not some very damning evidence not known about, means he'll be found not guilty and then hang on to your hats. Sides have been chosen over this situation in a much bigger way than they were during the Rodney King issue.

[rcrngroup]

Normally I would agree with everything you wrote if Zimmerman was the black person & Martin was white. However in that case, there would not be peep from any of the liberal race baiters & hate mongers, just like there is no outrage from liberals (white or black) on the elderly white couple who were attacked, beaten, shot & the 85 yr old wife was raped and now is dead, courtesy of young black thugs, only one of whom is charged.

In today's America, where evil is called good and good is called evil, Zimmerman is already guilty of the most heinous crime possible! SDWW (self-defense while white). He will never beat this rap. Even Holder has said that if there is not a conviction, the (in)Justice Dept will go after Zimmerman on hate crime charges & violation of civil rights.

Zimmerman is already sentenced & in prison for life, make no mistake about it. I would put money on it!

[TomasUSMC]

The result of this is that Whites and Latinos will start to NEVER CALL 911. The cops lose and so will lots of other young blacks, because there will be no PERSON OF INTEREST the cops will throw in jail......in fact, they may start finding it difficult to find the bodies.

[kelly4c]

That does make sense. I can see how it would help Zimmerman (provided of course he’s proven innocent which is what the evidence or lack thereof as of now shows)because otherwise, sad as the circumstances may be....if he is never tried in a court of law he’ll have to watch his back forever.