"The answer is fairly basic, fundamental. The cops watch the same news media the population watches. "
Oh, c'mon now.... that is way oversimplifying it. Even if 'most' cops watch the media (and we don't know how many do), many of them have widely different backgrounds and experiences.... and serve in diverse communities. You can't generalize THAT much about shooting causes and psychological tendencies among many thousands of cops.
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