And of course in each and every instance where teenagers have gone OTD or done other terrible things it is because of “Child Molestation”.
Is’nt it funny that some 15 years ago there was a groundbreaking JO about OTD.
Many Gedolim warned against it, saying it would legitimize behaviour and make a bad problem wors.
Lo and Behold, A bad problem become wors.
But wait.
THe cause has finally been discovered.
It wasn’t because Gedolim had been ignored. No Ch”V.
It is because of the Hithero unknown scourge of Child Molestation.
Introduce Mandated Reporting and the problem will dissapear!
Let me be the first to inform you that once again it would be wise to listen to the Gedolim who are once again screaming.
You are playing with Fire!
You are playing with the neshomas of yiddishe kinder!
You will make a bad problem worse.
But don’t worry then you will have the next newfound issue to deal with and the destruction left in the wake of these policies will be nothing more then unintended consequences.
Oh and those famillies destroyed?
The kids that will never have shidduchim? The hundreds of talented individuals that couldv’e become Rabbeim but refuse to risk their families?
The dozens of kids that will be abuse by a real abuser r”l that could not be stopped because of a public weary of false claims? The yeshivos destroyed because of a few individuals?
The children from broken homes or “latch key” kids, the shy kids that could have been helped if a Rebbi would have just summoned the courage to give the kid a hug?
Don’t worry you will not have to ansewer for those kids those hundreds and thousands of kids, ’cause after all they will be the unfortunate unintended consequences.