Margarita Cordero of the Diario Libre editorial team examines the case of abused wife Miriam Brito, whose case hit the headlines last week when she and her family appear to have plotted their tormenter’s demise. Cordero writes about the violence of Dominican life, which ranges from “institutional”, in that citizens are not treated equally, right down to the domestic level, where the inequalities between the sexes and “the perverted myth of male supremacy” give rise to these situations. Society reacts with hypocrisy, writes Cordero, and the reaction to the Brito case is a prime example. Public opinion is unanimously in agreement that she has done society a favor by killing a beast. The judicial authorities seem to share this view. Nevertheless, argues the journalist, this should have been proven in a court of law, and only then should Miriam Brito have been set free. District Attorney Roberto Faxas’ decision “sets a regrettable precedent”. However justified the killing, there is no doubt that a crime was committed, and the correct legal procedures should have been observed, concludes the writer. Meanwhile, the newspapers continue to follow developments with interest. It is reported that the family home in San Cristobal has been ransacked, and that Miriam Brito herself, fearing reprisals from the Castro family, has gone into hiding.