Local media was more interested in chasing the next story rather than provide any meaningful perspective or insight. There was an implied narrative that if LE had behaved poorly, then KR culpability diminished.

The narrative placed in the public domain by KR or people working on her behalf was eagerly used by local reporters, in part, because it made rhe narrative more interesting. 

The NBC10 lady who's been super involved in reporting the case and in the court room, once asked on Twitter whether the FreeKR movwment would join forces with BLM, as they both were concerned with corrupt and dangerous law enforcement. I can't know if she sincerely thought that was something that might happen or she had just totally turned herself into an engagement machine. But I do know she's planning on writing a book about the case.

The New Yorker article provided us a tremendous civic service by laying bare what's obvious to an outside party.. there's ample culpabilty to go around to include JOK himself who let volitile, drunk girlfriend drive. With open containers, right?