[Rupert Pupkin]

Some of you have commented that Zimmerman should have already been charged with manslaughter. Whether we are talking about this case or another case, the police are not going to charge a person until they have a strong case. You have to remember that if they charge a person, the preliminary hearing is usually held within a couple of weeks.

At the preliminary hearing, the burden on the prosecution is not as a great as it is at trial. But the prosecution does have to show the judge that there is a strong case against the person. If the prosecution doesn't have some pretty strong evidence of the person's guilt, the judge will throw out the case. It won't even go to trial.

This is why it can often times take a long time for a district attorney to file charges. They want to wait until they feel they have a strong case. They want to wait until they feel they have enough evidence not only to present the judge at the preliminary hearing, but enough evidence to prove that the person is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt at trial. The last thing in the world they want is to have such a weak case that the judge throws it out at the preliminary hearing, before it even gets to trial. That has happened before too.

In this particular case, as of right now you have Zimmerman saying that Trayvon attacked him and was beating the crap out of him. He says he acted in self-defense. The police and prosecutors need to find evidence that contradicts this. If they can find some forensic evidence that contradicts this or if they can find a witness that says Trayvon didn't attack Zimmerman first, then they might be able to build a case against Zimmerman. But at this point, I don't think they have anything that contradicts Zimmerman's story. At this point, I don't think they have much of a case. In Florida, if a person is beating the crap out of you, you have the right to use deadly force.