10/29/2000
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...
"We honor with special gratitude the nearly 600,000 highly trained law enforcement personnel who serve our Nation each day."
"We cannot pretend that there is no impact on our culture and our children that is adverse if there is too much violence coming out of what they see and experience."
"We must honor and remember their sacrifice and the loss of the loved ones they left behind."
"We are fast approaching our goal to fund 100,000 police officers, and our crime rates are at a 25-year low."