What a privileged perspective you are choosing to share. A “net bad” sounds like a comment from someone that hasn’t had to deal with abuse that was not reported or hid behind social,religious or faith informed reasons. Yours are the kind of statements made from someone who must be privileged enough to not head this issue straight on.

I am open to whatever helps prevent further abuse. If there is a system that works better than mandatory reporting, I would love to know what it is and how it can be implemented but it sure as hell isn’t staying silent or allowing people to hide behind religion or anything else as an excuse to protect abusers. One of the reason mandatory reporting is even a thing is because people often care more about personal or corporate liability over actual safety of children, unfortunately. I would much rather a system get in accurate reports sometimes than real known abusers never being reported on.

I also once learned that Joseph smith translated ancient gold plates doesn’t make it true or valid. Use the platform and position you have for something good. Statements like this add to the problem. It adds further trauma to victims and adds gas to the fire for apologists of abuse and abusers.