Political Quotes

“I commend Senator Nelson for his leadership and for bringing this horrific example to the attention of the Senate, at least on the floor, even though many had seen the news coverage. I thank him for his leadership in trying to focus on this, even if a larger education bill does not pass. I will conclude by saying anyone who doubts this is a problem should read one or more of these articles about this case, but I am sure we could cite many others. I will make part of the Record both of these articles I referred to, the Tampa Bay Times of September 12 article and the Washington Post story of the next day, September 13, that I referred to. I want to read two lines from both stories. From the Tampa Bay story, the sheriff of Polk County, FL, Sheriff Brady Judd, says about Rebecca Ann Sedwick, she was ``absolutely terrorized on social media.'' That is the sheriff, a law enforcement official who made a determination about what happened to this girl. Then in the Washington Post story--this is actually the Washington Post but it is the Associated Press; I should correct that--but right in the middle of the story by the Associated Press: The case has illustrated once more the way that youngsters are using the Internet to torment others. In one they refer to being ``terrorized,'' in the other they refer to someone being ``tormented.'' This is a big problem.…”