Epstein

I've been bothered the last 36 hours or so. I watched the news conference of the women who were raped and sexually abuse by Jeff Epstein and his "colleagues". I don't know if I have the words. 

Those women were used and thrown away. Ignored, while rich and powerful men found more to abuse. The woman have shown more courage than I could ever imagine having. 

What I don't have the words for is why, after hearing their stories, the people, mostly men, who have the ability to bring justice for these woman and reveal and prosecute the other rapists, are cowardly not doing so.  

Is it more important for them to remain in power and in the good graces of the person hiding behind the vale of lies and contradiction? Do these congressmen not have wives and daughters? I wonder how they explain their cowardice to them in not wanting justice for these women. 

As the victims said, this is not a red or blue issue, a conservative or progressive issue. This is a human rights issue. Is seeking justice for those 14 year old girls who were trafficked to the rich and powerful less important than protecting pedophiles? How is that even a comparison? Do they see young girls as just collateral damage, much like those killed in school shootings, in their pursuit of power and money? Have these elected officials become so indifferent to violence young woman experience? Have they so lost their conscience that they are willing to ignore the raping of young girls to please their party leader?

I don't understand. Explain it to me using your Christian values, @mikejohnson.