I’ve said this before, I don’t think Rick Scott and Pam Bondi were responding to pressure from the usual suspects. I think they were trying to short circuit Eric Holder’s desire to challenge the State’s Hold Your Ground Law. Holder wanted to charge and try Zimmerman in a federal show trial to knock down stand your ground.
It absolutely had to suck for Zimmerman to go through that trial, but an acquittal had way more value than simply not being charged. Someone else could have charged him later within the statute of limitations. And, the acquittal undercut Holder’s desire to drum up federal charges against him.
I’ve said this before, I don’t think Rick Scott and Pam Bondi were responding to pressure from the usual suspects. I think they were trying to short circuit Eric Holder’s desire to challenge the State’s Hold Your Ground Law. Holder wanted to charge and try Zimmerman in a federal show trial to knock down stand your ground.
It absolutely had to suck for Zimmerman to go through that trial, but an acquittal had way more value than simply not being charged. Someone else could have charged him later within the statute of limitations. And, the acquittal undercut Holder’s desire to drum up federal charges against him.
Thats a good point there