FWIW...WABC news just reported that the homicide detective who interviewed Zimmerman didn't buy his story and wanted to charge him but the county prosecutors said that they didn't feel that they could convict on the evidence.
As I said earlier...I don't think that he will ever be charged...precisely because there are no witnesses to the start of the fight.
There may be a civil suit but who knows how that would go...
Fair enough. Perhaps you could provide links to witness statements and physical evidence, such as CCTV, etc., that refutes Zimmerman's version of the events.
There may be a civil suit but who knows how that would go...
Doesn't Florida's Stand Your Ground law specifically prohibits civil suits in cases where no criminal charges have been filed?
You are correct, there are not wintesses to date who witnessed the start of the fight...but we do have two winteses now about the fight not long after it started and their testimony tends to support and backup Zimmerman’s statement...ie. Trayvon was on top of Zimmerman beating him about the head and slamming his head against the ground.
The physical condition of both Trayvon and Zimmerman also supports Zimmerman’s statement, ie. broken nose, bloody face, lacerations on the back of his head, grass stains, etc.
I do not think there is enough evidence to go after Zimmerman...I believe that he actually did defend himself in the end...and he was clearly loosing the altercation and in the process of being injured. Without clear evidence that all of that was a result of Trayvon defending himself, then there is no evidence to support a prosecution of Zimmerman.
But, as I have said, if the convene a Garnd Jury that will mean the prosecution, for whatever reason believes they have such evidence (or they feel politcally pressured to hold one in any case) and jurors will have to decide if it stands muster to go to trial. If they do not convene the Grand Jury then they do not have the evidence to even start the process.
Thanks for the dialog.