I always figured there would be some retatliation as a result of these shows. THey used to show the person reporting's faces.
Sadly, this cat i knew from highschool in Miami ended up on the show once. HE was involved in a shootout in which the people trying to kill him shot a little girl. Think he served 3 years and had to give up who was shooting at him.
Sad when you see dudes that had bright futures wound up doing nothing. Kid played safety on our football team and was damn good too. Could have easily gotten a scholarship and made something of himself. Cool dude who cared for teammates and people overall. Just rolled with the wrong crowd.
Edit: This it the case i'm referring to
http://insession.blogs.cnn.com/2009/09/28/trial-over-shootout-death-of-young-girl-to-begin/
And THis is the dude i went to high school with
Homie looks like shyt like drugs and life have taken a toll on him