Quote:It's very interesting you put the word child in quotation marks. After all, he was under the age of 18 when he was murdered by Zimmerman. 

 

I think its unfair to assume what would Trayvon could have been charged with if he wasn't killed. There is the possibility he never faces charges or gets charged with a misdemeanor depending on what account he gives.

 

I quoted child because of the way you used it. It appeared your purpose was to immunize Martin from his own actions. Martin is only considered a child in terms of parenting, cigarettes, and the military. Otherwise, he's old enough to go to big-boy jail. 

 

Zimmerman should've been smart enough not to follow Martin, but those actions weren't illegal, and being dumb isn't illegal--yet. 

 

With the evidence produced by the police department, Trayvon would've, most assuredly, been charged. The arrest warrant issued by special prosecutor was rookie-level stuff. I didn't see an iota of evidence sufficient in the arrest of Zimmerman. It was based in the emotion of the situation. The fact that they skipped the grand jury phase should show you how apparent the lack of evidence was... grand juries practically hand out charges. The special prosecutor didn't feel as though there would've been enough. Otherwise, they would've gone forward with it. I see it all the time. 

 

BTW, Battery (unless rendering a body part useless) is a misdemeanor. If I was there, and the evidence remained the same, then it would've been enough for Battery. 

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