i'm trying very hard to write this - to find the right balance and words. no . i am not now, nor ever have been or will be a cop.  do i know cops?  hell ya. personally and professionally.  do we/ have we talked? hell ya. good source material. i write - too much and it's why i don't take any extra steps lets just say...    the study of human nature and true crime has been a hobby, passion and study, all at once, for half a lifetime.  if it's not research, i'd be watching it/reading it anyway.
Jeff Nubs Barlow: " Are you a cop?'  Have you ever been a cop?'  no and no. " Have you ever laid your life on the line at work? Leaving everyday not knowing if you'll come home?'   no and i wouldn't have any job where my utmost thought was if i were going to live through my work shift.  not an adrenaline junky or control freak. " .If not then you can't understand what goes through a cops head when faced with certain situations" nor can you or even that cop until faced with that situation that day.