This is sad through and through

A toddler whose father was using her as a shield was accidentally shot by the police. It's hard to blame the cops; the louse was shooting at them from behind his daughter. Maybe they should have handled it differently, maybe not, but it's not a decision I'd want to make in the heat of the moment.

It was unclear who fired the shot that hit the girl, but officers were struggling with the thought that they killed a baby, McDonnell said.

"The officers are taking it very hard," he said. "Anytime you have a baby killed, it takes its toll."

On the positive side, Planned Parenthood sent the officers a very nice congratulatory card and the promise of a cash bounty for future incidents of this kind.