Eddie Compass Quotes (26 Quotes)

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 have our logistics in order and the patrols are going very well.

The 249 officers will be judged on a case-by-case basis. 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.

The chief said he needed this night of football. He said New Orleans needed it, too. The Saints are God-sent to our city, ... We're trying to get back to a normal life, and there's nothing more normal in New Orleans than watching the Saints.

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.

In the annals of history, no police force in the history of the world was asked to do what we were asked.

We got 30,000 people out of the Superdome and we're going to take care of you.

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.

We'll do everything it takes to make this city safe. These people don't understand they're putting themselves in harm's way,

I will ask you to respect my privacy, respect my decision and just respect my right to be by myself.

From the whole country there's been an outpouring of love and resources and support, ... It was difficult to leave, but I was in the last group to take their break. The NFL has been doing so much for the city of New Orleans and for the Saints, when they asked me to flip the coin I couldn't deny that.

it is of vital importance to the citizens of New Orleans to maintain integrity in the process of distributing contracts, and such integrity is best achieved by promoting a transparent process.

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.

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.

We are definitely in control of this city.

What we're doing is trying to make the best of a bad situation, and we need people to cooperate,

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.

We are going to take all the weapons.

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.

These citizens will have to be removed for their own good,

She called direct to him and said, 'What do you need' He said people were sending stuff, but it wasn't what they needed.

Right now, human life is paramount so I'm concentrating all my power on getting out people who want to leave,

a small group of nefarious individuals preying on the weak.

thousands of people, who want to voluntarily evacuate at this time.

The information I had at the time, I thought it was credible.

Once we look at the people face-to-face and start explaining these things, ... I think we won't have any problems.