“Eight thousand police officers is not, in...
“Eight thousand police officers is not, in my judgment, quite enough. But it will give us policing that I think will really give the people of this city a sense of security, a sense of safety, a feeling that they can enjoy a better quality of life in this city.”
--Los Angeles Police Chief Daryl F. Gates, as City Councilman Zev Yaroslavsky announced a proposal to increase the size of the city’s police force to 8,000 officers.
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