oops.. i missed that.
but i still would like to know, how many state cops do we really need? for as many city, township and village cops, as well as county cops, how much work is there really for state troopers?
I grew up in a Michigan township where our only law enforcement presence to speak of were two state police officers. Sheriff deputies (of which one was a friend) spent all their time in the town and cities in the area. Whenever there was a problem, the state guys were the ones there.