TM’s parents say that the police simply took GZ’s word for this without looking at any other evidence or witnesses. They were too “premature.” They did not conduct a “full investigation.” Which, if they had, would have lead maybe to an indictment, maybe not----but there would not be the uproar there is now. (They never looked at the enlargement of GZ’s head “injuries” while he was at the police station----also they never taled to some wit nesses and TM’s girlfriend, for instance.)That’s what TM’s parents have said they simply want the process to take its course.
There IS a dead person, after all. Maybe it WAS self-defense, maybe not------but it was arbitrarily decided that it was self-defense without looking at ALL the evidence. If somebody shot to death your son, YOU would want an investigation, right? Especially since the police apparently (maybe, maybe not----that is to be determined) did not look at all the evidence?
They also feel that in most of the rest of the world (according to them and others) GZ would have at least been charged and then the orcess would go from there.
TM was, after all, armed with Skittles and Iced tea and GZ was armed with a gun.
Also they say that they accepted at face value the idea that TM attacked GZ first and that his “wounds” (according to their interpretation) was accepted as truth without digging deeper.
They also feel that, while they can’t say absolutely that GZ is a “racist,” he DID at least “racially profile” TM and that may have lead to his death.
I’m sorry, but even I say that police are not perfect and make mistakes and don’t look at all the evidence. Many simply “don’t take thier word for this.” Especially since there is evidence that GZ has a history of questionable behavior towards cops and minorities (yes, I know he’s Hispanic. So am I, BTW) and of “paranoia.”
You saying there Corey should never have charged Zimmerman?