From what I know of the facts in the Blake case, I never had a strong conviction that Blake did it (or was the puppet master), or didn't do it. And so, I'm satisfied. You see, my interest is in justice, and by that, I mean: justice. I could give fuck-all about any prosecutor's career, and I could give a shit about the political heat the Chief is taking--or the goddamned mayor for Jesus' sake. Fuck all that. And especially, fuck the public's "need" for justice. It's not their business. And you know what else? Justice requires no "authority." Justice, when done, is an equal-opportunity principle. Every one of you is just as justified (often moreso) in carrying out a death sentence as any nation, state, or municipality. If justice means a guy buys it, then who mets out that justice is irrelevant. Case in point: did you see the justified chortling by Laci's relatives over what Peterson got? Does anyone doubt that given the opportunity, there's more than none of Laci's relatives who'd be more than happy to carry out the sentence? You see, in this case, all a rational person needed to know was that her body washed...