This story about the failure of justice in China may be extreme, but the techniques being used to force a trial for the poisoning of the superior college student can be used by whistleblowers everywhere.  “Everyone is playing Sherlock Holmes now,” commented a blogger. “Despite their motivations, we should know these people might be innocent.”  The online discussions took a turn when a blogger found that the husband of one roommate works for a fund management company in Guangzhou. The blogger promptly declared war against the company, urging people to withdraw their investments in a bid to pressure the firm into firing the husband, who was branded as an “accomplice”.    Many online users questioned such tactics, but millions of others, at home and abroad, have applauded and embraced the actions, calling them a “necessary evil”.
“The grass-roots-style trial will never stop until the official trial begins,” said a blogger.  Article