Eddie Compass
Eddie Compass
Edwin P. Compass, III is a former Chief of Police of the New Orleans Police Department...
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I had two officers commit suicide because they were worried about their families,
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Our officers have been urinating and defecating in the basement of Harrah's Casino, ... They have been going in stores to feed themselves.
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Not one of my deputy chiefs left, ... We had 150 officers trapped in eight feet of water. It wasn't 150 desertions. We were fighting odds that you could not imagine. We had no food. We had no water. We ran out of ammunition. We were fighting in waist-deep water.
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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.
citizens
These citizens will have to be removed for their own good,
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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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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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who made the ultimate sacrifice for this city.
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We have our logistics in order and the patrols are going very well.
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We continue to get better day by day,
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I'm still standing. I'm the ultimate warrior, ... I'm going to be the last person to leave the battlefield.
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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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thousands of people, who want to voluntarily evacuate at this time.