National Review and Slate have interesting and shocking articles about the Winona Ryder prosecution.

Prior to the incident, I'd probably heard of Winona Ryder. But, I've never seen one of her movies, and I probably couldn't pick her out of a lineup. And, I'm not a big fan of celebrities in general.

But, the idea of spending dozens of lawyer-weeks on what is a minor shoplifting charge (that Saks wants to forget about) strikes me as indicative of D.A. Steve Cooley's lack of judgment.

The only good thing that will come out of this is it will dissuade other stars from committing minor crimes. Oh, and Steve Cooley's opponent (perhaps one of those anonymously quoted in the NRO piece) will be able to point to it as a shining example of the Cooley regime.