Any death is tragic and our condolences are extended to Mr. Lee and his family, ... We regret his death as with any death. |
He understood his economic situation. That's part of his work ethic. He knows how Stephanie struggled to get him some shoes. Part of her sacrifice drove him. He talks about repaying his mom. |
He was sweaty at this time and that made it difficult for the officers to control him, |
He was Tased multiple times. Understand that when the probes go out and attach to the body, you can pull the trigger more than once, resulting in more than one Tase per probe discharge, |
Once he was in custody, an ambulance was immediately called because of his bizarre behavior, his nudity and his sweating, |
The African proverb, 'It takes a village to raise a child' -- that speaks volumes about where the kids I grew up with are today. |
Victory Stadium, I'm surprised it's not No. 1. It tells me that the people who are in position to effect a huge paradigm shift are the same people -- the same type of people -- in position 50 or 60 years ago. |
When you see him smile, you really don't know what he's gone through to get to that point emotionally and socially, because there was a lot of anger and disappointment. The most phenomenal thing about the whole story is he entered the University of Washington as a regular student. The basketball will take care of itself. |