There’s a movie out there – The Road to Freedom about child sex trafficking.  I won’t comment on the politics, methods used by the protagonist, or effectiveness of such but I think that we can all agreed that this is pure evil.  Almost every other crime I can kinda understand – drug dealing, assault, even homicide (especially if your in-laws or family are in the trashcan fire category).

But I never really understood sex crimes, especially against kids.  I had several cases – all under the age of 10.  My faith teaches that no one is beyond forgiveness or redemption but this must come close to an exception.

The sad part is that little will be done unless more self-interest is involved – economic or political.  When DEA Agent Kiki Camarena was tortured and murdered by the Mexican drug cartel, it was only then that the US government go full Old Testament and escalate efforts.  I highly recommend Narcos (the original and Mexico spinoff) on Netflix.

I sort of joke that one day, my daughter the future US Attorney for the Southern District of New York will handle this.

In any case, some in the media criticized the movie for either condoning or glorifying the methods used in the movie. I remarked to a friend that this wasn’t done with the purest of movies – there is a hint of guilt there for being an armchair quarterback. I told my friend that all someone had to do was ask a single question to one of these critics – And what are you doing to address the problem?

What we do matters. If you’re not somehow in the game, think very long and hard before saying anything.