Two years ago Amanda Knox’s parents recounted for a British newspaper how Italian interrogators had hit and pressured their daughter her in order to produce a confession. Because repeating what someone else says is a punishable offense in Italy — and because the country is extra-sensitive after its pathetic showing in the World Cup — Knox’s parents are in a Perugia court today for a slander hearing, charges that carry a sentence of three years in jail. (KOMO)