That, and he pointed out that they used their batons in the only way that they were taught by their department - as a club. In his analysis of it, in a certain sense, the LAPD failed their officers by not training them in more sophisticated means of using the baton.
They got screwed by the Feds for doing what they were trained to do. My point is that the government is, and is going to, prosecute GZ for political reasons, until they get the result they want. His life is ruined, no matter the outcome of this particular trial. Our whole Constitutional and criminal just system is supposed to prevent just this kind of miscarriage of justice, which is what is particularly enraging about this case.
"My point is that the government is, and is going to, prosecute GZ for political reasons, until they get the result they want. His life is ruined, no matter the outcome of this particular trial. Our whole Constitutional and criminal just system is supposed to prevent just this kind of miscarriage of justice, which is what is particularly enraging about this case."
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I agree with what you say, I just think it will be a lot harder for the feds to try Zimmerman the way they did with the LA cops. The case could make them look stupid. Feds really hate to look stupid. That doesn’t mean they can’t make life hell for Zimmerman, they can. But he should win in the end, especially with a federal jury. The feds might try to get a plea to a far lower offense and use their coercive power to get Zimmerman to give in. But I don’t see how they do any better than the state on the facts. As I said, you have an innocent man here, not a case that could go either way.