This past week, a four-year old girl was shot in a crossfire between likely drug-dealers in South Philadelphia.  Although the street was crowded with people who witnessed the shooting, nobody has come forward to testify.  I watched the interviews last night on the news and it was clear that everyone on the block was too afraid to report what they saw even with anonymous tiplines and witness relocation (although I can see how inconvenient this is). 

On one of my flights to Chicago, I met a lady and her 13-year old son who sang in the American Boys Choir.  I was previously unaware that this group existed, but it’s a famous group based out of a boarding school in Princeton, N.J, which performs all over the country, including at the Academy Awards.  I did some research on this group though and found out that the school has been involved in sexual molestation.  One of the victims is a famous law professor at Stanford who ultimately represented the others in court.  

However, the former school principal stated that the boys who were molested consented to the abuse.  Then the school tried to shield itself from accountability by hiding under the law and attacking the credibility of the victims.   The Catholic Church has also tried repeatedly using these methods. I also had a case recently with a guy who was sent to prison for ten years for raping a girl after stalking her.  Barely a few weeks after his release, he committed the exact same crime. So yes, Virginia, there is a hell.  It is a very special place for very special people.