Eddie Compass
Eddie Compass
Edwin P. Compass, III is a former Chief of Police of the New Orleans Police Department...
people rush shoot shooting toward
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.
direct people sending
She called direct to him and said, 'What do you need?' He said people were sending stuff, but it wasn't what they needed.
since
Since I was a little boy, my whole life, I wanted to be the superintendent of police,
commit officers suicide worried
I had two officers commit suicide because they were worried about their families,
annals asked force history police
In the annals of history, no police force in the history of the world was asked to do what we were asked.
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There are a small percentage of people who terrorize every major American city, ... They have low morals and prey upon the weak. These are criminals. They were housed with law-abiding citizens who they could take advantage of.
We are going to take all the weapons.
city people putting takes themselves understand
We'll do everything it takes to make this city safe. These people don't understand they're putting themselves in harm's way,
bodies reports
Unfortunately, we have reports of some bodies floating,
We don't have any substantiated rapes. We will investigate if the individuals come forward.
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We are definitely in control of this city, ... We've been almost crime free for the last four days.
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We are definitely in control of this city.
amount minimum
We are not going to be tough, we are going to be sensitive, ... We are going to use the minimum amount of force.
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What we're doing is trying to make the best of a bad situation, and we need people to cooperate,