Reply #41: 100,000 police sounds familiar. How many police do we need?

[raebrek]

My 1994 Crime Bill is fulfilling my commitment to put 100,000 new police officers on the street to strengthen community policing.

http://www.ontheissues.org/Celeb/Bill_Clinton_Crime.htm

Putting 100,000 More Police on the Streets. In 1999, ahead of schedule and under budget, the Clinton-Gore Administration met its commitment to fund an additional 100,000 police officers for our communities. As a part of the COPS Program, the President announced new grants to increase community policing in high-crime and underserved neighborhoods. To help keep crime at record lows, the President won funding for the first installment toward his goal to hire up to 50,000 more officers by 2005.

http://pearlyabraham.tripod.com/htmls/bill-legacy2.html

I want 100,000 more police officers for community policing. The House voted for 50,000 but that's not enough. As we've seen in cities from Los Angeles to Houston, putting more officers on the street, working with people in their communities prevents crime and lowers the crime rate.

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2889/is_n17_v30/ai_15502557

edited to add: 100,000 it is a big round number. IT'S BIGGGG AND IT'S ROUND.

Raebrek!!!