Let's completely sidestep and ignore the issue of news release accuracy or completeness by police departments.

Let's talk about money... I think it's a open question as to whether or not it's necessary for so much money and time be spent on informing the public. It seems to me that it should not be so expensive or time consuming to release facts to the public in a timely fashion.

Who would be the target if that was the case? The stereo-typical right-winger is anti-government and pro-cop. The stereo-typical left-winger is pro-government and anti-cop. So neither would be a good target for anti-gov anti-cop literature.

It'd be awesome if the target was the non-stereo-typical people.

> anti-gov porn literature

Eh, it has its purpose. One of the strongest arguments for keeping the 21-year drinking age is it teaches every generation of youth that the law is neither infallible nor uncircumventible. Learning to suss out submarines is basic media literacy. The form of the pedagogy is almost beside the point.