Neither Zimmerman following Martin, nor Martin walking through the neighborhood, constituted a crime. Although I am of the opinion that Zimmerman should have ceased following Martin when the dispatcher told him to do so, the fact he continued is not a crime as he was not legally obligated …show more content…
By presenting the case to a Grand Jury, I believe the political backlash could have been avoided. Had the Grand Jury chosen to indict, Zimmerman could have argued self-defense in front of a jury, as he eventually did so successfully. Conversely, had the Grand Jury chose not to indict Zimmerman, it would have been the collective opinion of a body of local citizens making that determination as opposed to a State's Attorney who was easily portrayed to be motivated by personal opinion. Reference
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