Eddie Compass
Eddie Compass
Edwin P. Compass, III is a former Chief of Police of the New Orleans Police Department...
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We're very fortunate to have someone of his experience and ability here, ... He's a good man and very much has control of the Army. He and I have worked together very, very well.
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Every man in a leadership position must know when it's time to hand over the reins,
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Every man in a leadership position knows when it's time to hand over reins to someone else. I'll be retiring as superintendent of police and will be going on in another direction God has for me.
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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.
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Once they all are out, then we'll concentrate our forces on mandatory evacuation.
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Once the voluntary evacuation has taken place, we will concentrate our resources and our forces on the mandatory evacuation.
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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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We got 30,000 people out of the Superdome and we're going to take care of you.
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She called direct to him and said, 'What do you need?' He said people were sending stuff, but it wasn't what they needed.
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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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Right now, human life is paramount so I'm concentrating all my power on getting out people who want to leave,
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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.
We have individuals who are getting raped, we have individuals who are getting beaten,
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What we're doing is trying to make the best of a bad situation, and we need people to cooperate,