Cops kill the 15-year-old kidnapping victim they were supposed to be rescuing

San Bernardino Sheriffs Department had an unusual reason for closing an Amber Alert this week: they shot dead the 15-year-old kidnapping victim when she ran toward them. Beyond this it remains difficult to describe what happened, because most media glibly repeat only the vague, self-exonerating things the police are telling them to write: specifically that the girl was wearing 'tactical gear' and that 'evidence' suggests she was responsible for her own killing. — Read the rest