[Porchdog]

I didn't claim that she had a gun - I used it as an example of the kind of extenuating circumstances that might have been taken into account. Perhaps I should have worded that statement more carefully.

I have had first hand experience with news reports that were inaccurate, left out important information or were intentionally misleading. (Not about me - I have rarely made the news).

My point is that lots of people seem to assume that they know the whole story from this article. Given that the shooter isn't sitting in jail, that may not be so. On the other hand there is a lot of influence and corruption operating in our politics and law enforcement - it's quite possible that fellow just has the right connections.