(Laci's parents) know it too. They supported him fully until the police misled them and that was to divide and separate him from them.

It's not the fault of the Nassau County police. Overall, if we call them they respond. But our issue is loss of presence.

I want to convey my condolences to the families of the police officers as well as the civilians for the untimely loss of their loved ones and I want wish the two wounded people a speedy recovery.

[The Police Department has been reluctant to do another quick fix because,] I don't want to throw money away, ... We wanted to wait off until we found a definite answer.

The looting is out of control. The French Quarter has been attacked. We're using exhausted, scarce police to control looting when they should be used for search and rescue.

One looks at things differently when you don't have parents who look after you. Some think that you give them love when you feed them, but I didn't just want a taco. I wanted a hug.