Rafael Goyeneche Quotes (12 Quotes)

Really, a lot of the violence in New Orleans was, I think, a direct result of the failure of the criminal justice system. And I mean every component, including the public, because the public is one of the main reasons why a lot of these prosecutions didn't go forward. ... Because they failed to cooperate.

I think there are a number of training and policy issues that need to be addressed by this administration.

Every year, there are one or two people killed who were scheduled to testify in criminal court.

There has been a dramatic shift in public integrity in the department. That means not only more hours but a new attitude.

Killing people for small amounts of drugs and money had become a way of life for these people who cycle in and out of jail in New Orleans.

Houston is feeling some of the pain from the failure of the New Orleans criminal justice system.

The New Orleans Police Department is probably better than any other organization in the U.S. at policing an event like this. I think it's because most of them grew up with Mardi Gras they understand it because they've been attending since they were kids.

To learn that the city has exported 7,000 guns seized from street criminals to other parts of the country is really mind-boggling and the height of hypocrisy.

People will continue to have a negative opinion of police in this city. That goes back to some of the sins the department has been guilty of over the past 10 to 15 years.

We're 10 years removed from being the most notorious police department in the United States. So people will assume this is just a continuation of that. But I don't think it is.

It's important for this administration to not just address the appropriateness of the shooting but to look to other policy or training that would have prevented them from getting to this point.

This suspect epitomizes everything that was wrong with the criminal justice system in New Orleans before Katrina blew through town.