Comments on: D.C. park police crowd estimates

By: deathbymedia

deathbymedia — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 05:20:57 +0000

I have done my own study base on a devised stationary methodology and calculation which you can find here. It's backed by visual evidence (pictures and clips) all available in the same entry, plus determining the boundaries of the rally and calculation of the final tally derived from the density of the crowd at each given block. My calculus puts the figures around 130k up to 160k.

By: Orien Rigney

Orien Rigney — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:32:39 +0000

Thank you for allowing me this comment.

By: Orien Rigney

Orien Rigney — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:31:07 +0000

Get over it, both of you Left and Right wingers. A bird without either wing plus a good sound body can’t fly.
Thank GOD sanity of the “Middle of the Roaders” keeps America in checks and balances when we are in trouble. And this; regardless of whom we elect to “mess up” our government.
Extremist, irregardless of which side they are on, don’t consciously realize they are always on the verge of killing this goose that lays such beautiful golden eggs.
I certainly don’t want to unexpectadly awake some morning and find an illegal alien standing over me with a stick, telling me what I can or cannot do.

By: LindaPA

LindaPA — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 04:38:30 +0000

It is amazing how many people in this country have allowed themselves to be blinded by the Kool-Aid, such that they will deny their own eyes and ears… pretty sad. People who said they were there and then purport lies are either denying their own senses or living in an alternate reality.

I was there for the entire March… it was one of the largest in DC. We had befriended the Capital Police and spoke to them all day. At 2:30 PM the Capital Police told me directly that they were being told we reached approximately 1.2 million by 1:00PM and that we far exceeded what the city had expected. They would periodically state that DC & the Metro were taken by surprise by such a massive crowd. In addition, they made comments about how this was one of the best crowds, especially given the numbers, and that they did not mind being out today. And yes, the police are now being constrained by politics, because we are not hearing any of this in the media… also very sad.

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By: shep

shep — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 03:57:33 +0000

The actual crowd size doesn’t matter, other than we would like to have a “feel” for how much of America is waking up. The simple truth is that THEY in DC notice how many people were there. That is the objective.

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By: aaron

aaron — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:23:09 +0000

DC police may not release figures, may have been prohibited from spending money on “official” estimates, but as a professional law enforcement agency I am certain they keep as accurate and estimate as they can, an accurate estimate is needed for future planning. I know thay had to pay attention because some signs read “I am here unarmed– this time”. I would like to know what they know about the size of the crowd on 9-12-09, too bad they are constrained by politics.

By: William Nuesslein

William Nuesslein — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:04:04 +0000

A lot of people showed up for the Million Man March. It was a great success with regard to size of crowd. Mr. Farrikan’s fear that the racist power structure would under count the crowd just showed his foolishness. It is a shame that attempts to estimate crowds was abandoned because it plays to unjustified cynicism.

By: BG

BG — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:48:38 +0000

In 2004 it was Farrakhan & Nation of Islam who threatened to sue the park police. It was not a protest and the White House had nothing to say about it.