New Orleans Police Superintendent: ‘This Is Not Just an Act of Terrorism, This Is Evil’

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KIRKPATRICK: "For those who do not know me, my name is Ann Kirkpatrick, I'm the chief of police of New Orleans. My title, official title, is superintendent, but my role is as chief of police. You know, you’ve heard some of the details today, and over the last 24 hours we had approximately 400 officers in the French Quarter. And, as we know, this is not just an act of terrorism. This is evil. And when we face evil, we have a choice. We can run in fear, or we can indeed stand in strength. In a time of crisis, people are looking for leadership. You are looking at the leadership. And I promise you, as the chief of police of this city, this city has been tried by fire before, but fire purifies, fire makes things stronger. We have a plan. We know what to do. We are going to get these people.”