Katherine Clark Speech to the US House Of Representatives 3 June 2015 CSPAN video and transcript THEN THERE S THE STORY OF MY CONSTITUENT BRIANNA A VIDEO GAME DEVELOPER WHO HAD TO FLEA FLEE HER HOME WITH HER FAMILY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT AFTER SPECIFIC THREATS TO RAPE AND KILL HER AND HER HUSBAND HER ONLINE ATTACKERS RELEASED HER HOME ADDRESS AND DESCRIBED IN GRAPHIC DETAIL THE ACTS OF VIOLENCE THEY WERE PLANNING OK we just had a long long thread at Brianna Wu speculating that Wu had never reported actual threats Can we finally definitively put that to rest THE PRIORITIZING ONLINE THREAT ENFORCEMENT ACT WOULD GIVE THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND THE F B I THE RESOURCES AND THE MANDATE TO INVESTIGATE AND ENFORCE THE FEDERAL LAWS ON CYBERTHREATS IT IS NOT CONGRESS JOB TO POLICE THE INTERNET BUT WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE SURE THAT WOMEN ARE ABLE TO FULLY PARTICIPATE IN OUR ECONOMY I URGE MY COLLEAGUES TO SUPPORT THIS CRUCIAL BILL LET S KEEP THE INTERNET OPEN AND SAFE FOR ALL VOICES We probably should mention the introduction of new legislation specifically intended to curb the abuses of Gamergate