There was no physical evidence for that, only testimony. And, according to the law, like most supporters of Zimmerman have stated, it didnt matter who initiated the confrontation. The facts speak for themselves. There was no racial tension involved in this case at all, which is what the facts have shown. Only in the media. If you think there is, you may have a preoccupation with race. Zimmerman was charged, according to the affidavit of probable cause the judge signed, because he shot and killed an unarmed teenager, and there were no witnesses. I believe there was a witness to this. The prosecution witness who was a neighbor and saw Martin on top, raining down blows on Zimmerman. It's irrelevant that the other prosecutors didn't think they could convict. An investigation needed to occur, and fortunately for Zimmerman, the facts weighed in his favor. Keep in mind, according to due process, you don't need as much evidence to bring charges as you do to convict. They had enough evidence to charge, they did not have enough, after an investigation, to convict. And yet, they saw fit to bring this to trial anyway. All the money spent, putting Zimmerman and his family through all this nonsense, putting the nation through all this angst, deepening the racial divide, and for what? To try to win a case they knew they did could not win. Who in their right mind could think they could find six OBJECTIVE jurors who would ignore the injuries sustained by Zimmerman and not see the strength of Zimmerman's self-defense case. Again, for what? To prevent riots? That's quite a precedent to set! If the Florida State's Attorney's brought these charges to prevent a social uprising, and they must have since they knew they did not have the evidence to convict, they have lost sight of their role. According to the evidence presented to get a charge, Zimmerman would have been charged even if the media or any pundits never mentioned a word about it. There was also never any white scapegoat within the facts of the case, because Zimmerman was himself a minority, and not white. Zimmerman had a white father and a Hispanic mother. Whether that makes him a minority or not, I don't know. His name though was not Hispanic, and the media did little but focus on the evil white part of Zimmerman. The DOJ would have had little interest in the case if it did not present another opportunity to practice reverse racism. This behavior does nothing but antagonize and deepen the divide between between blacks and others.
