Both extremes overuse hyperbole.
I'm not a narc or a cop "fanboy", but I also don't believe in legalization of marijuana or hate cops (my Dad was a fireman, however, and did not like cops!). There are shades of gray between the blacks and the whites.
I don't understand how not coming out to freeps means anything. When did that become mandatory? I thought it was voluntary.
It means that Drug Warriors fear the people. As well they should.