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September 28, 2005
Why Did New Orleans Police Supt. Eddie Compass Resign?
Why did Eddie Compass, the Police Superintendent in New Orleans, USA, "abruptly" resign his post September 26, 2005?
James Varney and Michael Perlstein, staff writers for the New Orleans Times-Picayune, tries to explain why this move by a the man "whose emotional media appearances since Hurricane Katrina made him one of the city's most recognizable figures nationwide."
They said
"The stunning departure of the city's top cop roiled New Orleans leaders, and raised questions of whether Mayor Ray Nagin forced Mr. Compass from his job. Earlier this month, on September 9, Mr. Compass said, "I want to be police chief here as long as I can and as long as Mayor Nagin will have me.Well, it seems that Mr. Nagin, or some of his advisers, no longer wants him. If he did, I feel confident that Mr. Compass would not have resigned. And abruptly at that. Here's the NOLA.Com report.
Posted by Munir Umrani at September 28, 2005 07:32 AM
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