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Chief Lee told reporters, "It is apparent that my involvement in this matter is overshadowing the process. Therefore, I have come to the decision that I must temporarily remove myself from the position."
Chief Lee also said that he couldn't arrest Zimmerman because the Stand Your Ground Law prevented him from doing so, since no evidence existed Trayvon Martin wasn't killed in self defense. Ham on Wry doesn't buy that. In watching this story unfold on various media forms, I heard Zimmerman call in to report suspicious activity, and when the person speaking to him asked, "Are you following him?" Zimmerman responded in the affirmative. The person at the other end said, "We don't need you to do that." Perhaps I'm missing something, but when a person in authority tells a Neighborhood Watch volunteer not to follow someone and he does, shouldn't that be reason enough to at least investigate the case thoroughly?
If Stand the Ground precludes such an investigation when someone unarmed is killed, then the law should be struck from the books. Americans don't live in the Wild West, and the statistics about guns used in crimes are alarming. Most often, the person with the gun is not using it defensively, and, instead, has the intent of harming someone with no means of defense. Perhaps for the sake of calm, police should place Zimmerman in protective custody, until the Department of Justice and the FBI have completed their investigation.
Ham on Wry will not proclaim this a racially motivated shooting, unless the facts support it. However, this blogger feels that it was a stupid, senseless act of violence. Nothing in evidence leads to the conclusion that Trayvon Martin threatened George Zimmerman in any way. In fact, the cell phone recording of his call with his girlfriend indicates exactly the opposite. Ham on Wry can say the the Feds will examine all evidence thoroughly.
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