Overall a pretty good, balanced article. But I didn't like this;
"St. Louis police are changing how they handle apparent justifiable homicide cases in response to the spate of such shootings."
Probably what the police said but really, it should be something like, "St. Louis police are looking at changing how they patrol for and respond to burglaries and home invasions in reponse to the recent spate of lawlessness forcing citizens to defend themselves in their own homes."
That sentence really is a "blame the victim" mentality. The extra review leaves the LAC who self-defended in a state of legal limbo, wondering about the outcome of something that should in most cases be pretty self-evident. Such extra review should be on a case by case basis. That it will apply to every case is more of the zero-tolerance-every-situation-is-the-same-as-every-other-bureaucrats-want-to-pass-the-decision-making-buck attitude that is far too pervasive in gov't.
Still, beats the heck out of living in the Peoples Republic of Chicago next door...