Yeah right. I take it that survey wasn't taken in NY, NJ, MA, IL, CA, MD, etc. I'm trying to count how many news items I've seen where officers refused to arrest someone for a technical violation of some gun law. Hmmm counting counting counting. I get ZERO.
Think about what you just wrote. Why would not charging someone make the news at all? How would a reporter know what to write about if charges aren’t pressed in the first place? Do you think reporters follow officers around and document everything that they do or don’t do? Officers routinely exercise discretion and don’t charge crimes that could be crimes. You would never hear about it if n the news because no charges were filed to report on.