There will be no charges filed against John Mark Karr, because the samples taken on the victim do not match his DNA. Even his own confession is not enough evidence to prosecute him. This is all to the good, as the purpose of our justice system is not to find someone to convict; it’s to find the guy who really did it, and Karr didn’t do it. The Boulder County District Attorney made the right call.

Meanwhile, the three Duke lacrosse players are still charged with raping a stripper, with no DNA match, and in fact no evidence at all. I suppose the Durham County District Attorney prefers to let his cases fall apart in court.

UPDATE: Putting on my pundit hat (it’s a trilby), I uncover Seven Reasons John Mark Karr Could Be the 2008 Democratic Front-Runner.