Going South

Here's a story that is not getting near the attention it deserves. At the trial here in Philadelphia of two men charged with first-degree murder in the killing of a 10-year-old boy, five witnesses have changed their stories or denied making statements to the police implicating the defendants. One witness denied statements contained in a five-page document bearing her signature on every page and, even more amazingly, disavowed her prior sworn testimony given at the preliminary hearing in the case. "I never said that," she now says.

I don't envy the jurors in this case. But once they make their decision, let's see how all involved -- the community, police, District Attorney, and the courts -- respond to this corruption of the justice system.