Kohberger’s Plea Deal Exposed a Flaw in Our System. Africa Has a Solution.

Justice that fails to consider victims in the process—even if it cannot satisfy them—risks becoming only partial.

Dylan Mortensen is comforted after speaking at the sentencing hearing of Bryan Kohberger at the Ada County Courthouse in Boise, Idaho, on July 23, 2025. Mortensen was spared in the 2022 attack that left four University of Idaho students dead. Kyle Green/Pool/Getty Images

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“Your decision to study law should come from the heart.”