residents about police procedures. the clinton administration disputes those who say police matters are purely a local responsibility. we believe that the federal government can play a vital role in making sure that local enforcement can be as good as it possibly can be. the whole notion of putting 100,000 police officers on the street is something that this federal government has tried to has tried to foster. there have been a number of high-profile cases involving charges of police misconduct. in los angeles the beating of rodney king by four white police officers captured on videotape. in pittsburgh the case of johnny gammage, a black businessman who died of suffocation after being stopped by five white suburban police officers. in new york city the case of abdur leuima, a haitian immigrant who says he was beaten and brutalized by police a year and a half ago. more recently in new york the case of adam yue diallo, an immigrant from who was killed in a hail of 41 bullets fired
possibly can be. the whole notion of putting 100,000 police officers on the street is something that this federal government has tried to has tried to foster. there have been a number of high-profile cases involving charges of police misconduct. in los angeles the beating of rodney king by four white police officers captured on videotape. in pittsburgh the case of johnny gammage, a black businessman who died of suffocation after being stopped by five white suburban police officers. in new york city the case of abner louima, a haitian immigrant who says he was beaten and brutalized by police a year and a half ago. more recently in new york the case of mamadou diallo, an immigrant who was killed in a hail of 41 bullets fired by police. civil rights protesters who represent some of mr. clinton s most fervent supporters have demanded for months washington take action to fight police misconduct and brutality and the white house said today they re ready to take additional steps if the si
we believe that the federal government can play a vital role in making sure that local enforcement can be as good as it possibly can be. the whole notion of putting 100,000 police officers on the street is something that this federal government has tried to has tried to foster. there have been a number of high-profile cases involving charges of police misconduct. in los angeles the beating of rodney king by four white police officers captured on videotape. in pittsburgh the case of johnny gammage, a black businessman who died of suffocation after being stopped by five white suburban police officers. in new york city the case of abdur leuima, a haitian immigrant who says he was beaten and brutalized by police a year and a half ago. more recently in new york the case of adam yue diallo, an immigrant from who was killed in a hail of 41 bullets fired by police. civil rights protesters who represent some of mr. clinton s most fervent supporters have