Yes, I will look into adding some details because I think there's a lot of overlap with the siege mentality shown by some police.

Homicides in the country I live in are down, and so are homicides by police.

I don’t get why you say it skirts the issue. Media influences police officers and people who might want to become police officers.

Homicide is just a facet of crime. We’re constantly exposed to stories about theft, battery, sexual assault and all sorts of other crime as well.