Well, I do understand that there are crimes that are more convenient than others but I happened to not share a will for convenience in the matter. I look at the terrible ordeal of a 15 years old girl held hostage for a week by a deprived sexual maniac repeatedly sentenced for countless number of similar crimes, travelling in the boot of a car throughout France for a trip ending in Germany thanks to a car accident after a new felony on German territory.
The public has the right to know what went wrong. Why was this maniac on the loose after so many convictions? How the authorities explain their total failure?
Have the parents of the kid been advised of what to say and what to silence when they spoke to the press?
On the terrible day this maniac picked his victim, how many have been lucky enough to not cross his way that day, and to all those, there are obligations, they need to know every step of the failure that lead to this result, they need to know that every step will be investigated to make sure it doesn't happen again, they need to know the press is on their side and will not let anyone get away from any responsibility that may be involved and will explore every corner of the failure.
Now why the press do not press politicians on the matter is a mystery.
No doubt it is less exciting than any mafia story but what is a society that can't protect its kids, can't face its the duty it has towards its youth and refuse to investigate and learn from its mistakes, what kind of trust can such a society inspire to the most vulnerable of its citizens and what kind of example does it set?
It may be uncomfortable but necessary.