We don't know what we don't know, bit it does seem that the snake oil sellers have been at it again.
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Bollocks
Right.
There were a couple of jobs I did in the Manx cops;
Media
And
Armed operations command.
In the former, we didn't put a release out every time we did something. I'm not saying it is better or worse then or now, but we tried to go about business with minimal impact, and journos were a bit more on the ball. If there was an enquiry, I'd work with them to answer it. If it was sensitive they'd work with us.
In the latter, surprisingly it's not an easy gig. But basically it all boils down to information and intelligence, threat and risk, and options and, importantly, contingencies.
You can learn all about it here, https://www.college.police.uk/app/armed-policing
And then you can become an educated armchair commander rather than a speculator.