Political Quotes

“In early August, August 7 to be exact, in Houston, Texas, right after the sun had gone down, about 9 o'clock p.m. on a hot summer night, a young girl was walking home. Shatavia Anderson. She went by Ta. And she was walking down the street not far from where she lived in a very modest community; 14-year-old, happy, spirited child. =========================== NOTE =========================== September 15, 2010 on Page H6734 the following appeared: . . . went by Ta. And she was talking down . . . The online version should be corrected to read: . . . went by Ta. And she was walking down . . . ========================= END NOTE ========================= She was confronted by two individuals who ambushed her, who taunted her, who robbed her, and as she tried to get away, one of them shot her in the back and murdered her not far from where she lived. This is who Ta was. This is her in the pink. She is next to her mother, Keisha Lambert. She's a real person, Mr. Speaker, a real victim of criminal conduct, died in the early teenage years. Ta's father, Leroy Anderson, said that his beautiful daughter loved life. And you can tell by looking at her that she is a happy, spirited child. {time} 1720 It could have been any of our children. Over the years in my career as a judge in the courthouse in Houston, Texas--22 to be exact--I've seen a lot of criminal cases, tried a lot, came across many victims, but this case has bothered me a great deal.…”