You have to wonder whose side Jerome Marks is on. Marks is the Manhattan Supreme Court Justice who last week gave a slap on the wrist and a pat on the head to a rapist whose prior record included a conviction for murder.

• 真不知道马可斯跟谁站在一边。马可斯是曼哈顿最高法院法官。上星期他对一个有谋杀前科的强奸犯不但量刑过轻而且鼓励有加。