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Posted on Tue Sep 27, 2005 at 12:23:01 PM EST
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by Last Night in Little Rock

CNN just reported that NOLA Police Supt. Eddie Compass is retiring as soon as a transition can be established. CNN.com reports today that 15% of the NOLA PD was AWOL, and Compass has determined that a special tribunal will be established to determine their fates.

Update: Wednesday's Times-Picayune and NY Times have the story.

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    • NOLA Police Chief Retiring | 9 comments (9 topical)
    Re: NOLA Police Chief Retiring (none / 0) (#1)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:04:21 PM EST
    Et al... Ok... quick now... all you TL faithful.....find a way to pin this on Bush!

    Re: NOLA Police Chief Retiring (none / 0) (#2)
    by kdog on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:04:21 PM EST
    No thanks brother....Bush is to blame for the federal response only. It's up to the citizens of LA to hold their officials accountable. It's up to the citizens of the USA to hold federal officials accountable. That's where I come in, since I am not a resident of LA. One lesson we can learn from both state and federal officials...corruption and cronyism are not victimless crimes.

    Re: NOLA Police Chief Retiring (none / 0) (#3)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:04:21 PM EST
    Kdog- exactly.

    Re: NOLA Police Chief Retiring (none / 0) (#4)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:04:21 PM EST
    This is a shame, the three people who should "retire" are Bush, Nagin and Blanco. Inept leadership at every level. Chief Compass is a hero who did the best he could in an impossible situation while being pulled in every political direction. I hope he has a good retirement and is remembered fondly by the citizens of N.O.

    Re: NOLA Police Chief Retiring (none / 0) (#5)
    by kdog on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:04:21 PM EST
    Amen Billy Boy.

    Re: NOLA Police Chief Retiring (none / 0) (#6)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:04:23 PM EST
    See, here you go, justpaul. You could say, "Why won't the NOLA police arrest Broussard for scoring political points by lying about that dying woman?" or, "If Eddie Compass can't direct his police to arrest Broussard, then I'm glad he's retiring." Etc., etc.

    Re: NOLA Police Chief Retiring (none / 0) (#7)
    by jimcee on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:04:23 PM EST
    kdog has it about right although Supt. Compass didn't show well during the biggest crisis that his ballywick had ever seen. He came up short and has chosen to retire. Good on him. Hopefully they can replace him with someone more suited for the job at hand. I think they call what Compass is doing; 'getting out while the getting is good'.

    Re: NOLA Police Chief Retiring (none / 0) (#8)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:04:23 PM EST
    I hear Las Vegas has an opening.

    Re: NOLA Police Chief Retiring (none / 0) (#9)
    by Johnny on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:04:23 PM EST
    NOLA cops AWOL? What are they? Soldiers? Accountable? Sure hope nobody brings up accountability for ones actions is dodging a dangerous/losing mission here... I might have to remind them of Bush/Clintons activities when they were but young men...

    NOLA Police Chief Retiring | 9 comments (9 topical)