Editor:
New York City covers about 300 square miles and has 33,000 police officers.
Douglas County, Ore., covers 2,000 square miles and has one sheriff to police (with the help of limited State Police) all of the county outside of larger towns.
In Oregon small towns usually contract with the local sheriff for police protection. Yet these large cities and populous states think that their sauce is good enough for our ganders.
One size has…