From the Editor

The conviction of Louise Woodward on a charge of second degree murder is a plain miscarriage of justice. There was not even a prima facie case against Miss Woodward on a murder charge. There might be a case to answer on involuntary manslaughter, but the evidence before the court did not establish her guilt on that beyond a reasonable doubt.

But that seems to matter less than general considerations such as race and gender politics. A sample of comments.