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I didn't look at the article in full but do have a bit of insight. I'm also not really sure how the LAPD does their business, but have good first hand experience how reporters do theirs:
Most agencies out here have been dealing with the potential for terrorist activity. When something is suspected, it is relayed in an email to Homeland Security. From what I understand, they put together all the incoming information and look to see if there is any pattern or multiple reportings. Most things we provide them are simply procautionary and turn out to be nothing.
The media, on the other hand, appears to present just about everything in the most outrageous way it can possibly be taken. It's not always the case, but from every article I've been involved in somehow, it does seem to be the norm.
Most agencies are training to respond to multiple active shooters in multiple areas. But terrorist investigation itself is mostly limited to a very few lliason officers attached to Homeland Security. Crossing the line into more of a role for law enforcement is getting into some nasty big brother stuff and I hope we don't make it there. Posturing for money with this kind of talk seems unethical as well.
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