Re: So... Florida and Zimmerman, huh?
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I'm hearing on the radio this morning, some now want the prosecuter charged for witholding evidence.
Much went wrong with this case, a couple of points from early on, I had forgotten about:
1. Police chief did not want to go ahead with the case, stating there was not enough to go ahead with. He was fired.
2. Prosecuter decided to skip taking the case to a Grand Jury, before going ahead with the prosecution.
In the end, the prosecution failed to make it's case and the jury did their job.
That said, is there room for improvement, yes. Laws could be better written, but in one of the links provided by Fisher, it states (IIRC) that the law was deliberatly written to be taken broadly, in context. Perhaps after this, the people of Florida may elect or demand current politicians write laws that tighten up some definitions.
Much went wrong with this case, a couple of points from early on, I had forgotten about:
1. Police chief did not want to go ahead with the case, stating there was not enough to go ahead with. He was fired.
2. Prosecuter decided to skip taking the case to a Grand Jury, before going ahead with the prosecution.
In the end, the prosecution failed to make it's case and the jury did their job.
That said, is there room for improvement, yes. Laws could be better written, but in one of the links provided by Fisher, it states (IIRC) that the law was deliberatly written to be taken broadly, in context. Perhaps after this, the people of Florida may elect or demand current politicians write laws that tighten up some definitions.