Eddie Compass
Eddie Compass
Edwin P. Compass, III is a former Chief of Police of the New Orleans Police Department...
forces mandatory resources taken voluntary
Once the voluntary evacuation has taken place, we will concentrate our resources and our forces on the mandatory evacuation.
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A couple of the gangsters recognized me and said, get (him),
hand leadership man position time
Every man in a leadership position must know when it's time to hand over the reins,
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Since I was a little boy, my whole life, I wanted to be the superintendent of police,
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I served this department for 26 years and have taken it through some of the toughest times of its history. Every man in a leadership position must know when it's time to hand over the reins.
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People would be shooting at us, and we couldn't shoot back because of the families. All we could do is rush toward the flash.
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thousands of people, who want to voluntarily evacuate at this time.
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We have thousands of people who want to voluntarily evacuate at this time, ... Once they are all out, then we'll concentrate our forces on mandatory evacuation.
continue
We continue to get better day by day,
charge juice physically stay street
we had no juice to charge the batteries. We had to physically stay on the street to keep in touch.
bodies reports
Unfortunately, we have reports of some bodies floating,
almost control crime definitely four free last
We are definitely in control of this city, ... We've been almost crime free for the last four days.
We have individuals who are getting raped, we have individuals who are getting beaten,
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We have a penalty schedule for each violation, and when that process takes place, individuals will have the right to appeal the decisions made by the bureau chiefs, ... the final decision and recommendation will be by me as superintendent of police.