CCNews: A Federal Death Penalty For Child Traffickers

Some questions are so heavy they change the way you hear the next Amber Alert. I’m Ken Mercer, and I’m asking for your honest feedback on a proposal meant to send an unmistakable message to child sex traffickers: should the United States establish a federal "Death Penalty" for Child Traffickers?

I walk through why this issue feels urgent, from the steady drumbeat of missing-child stories to claims about large numbers of unaccounted-for minors and the challenges of tracking cases across jurisdictions. I also talk about how trafficking networks treat children as profit, operating like organized crime that adapts fast and preys on everyday moments when a family least expects danger.

To ground it in reality, I share a story of parents who lose their daughter at a public event and later find her being sold in another state, a reminder that recovery does not end when a child is located. 

From there, I argue for what I call a “fog” a "Fear of God" - fear-driven deterrent meant to make traffickers think twice, and I invite you to weigh the moral, legal, and practical consequences of using capital punishment as a national policy tool.

Listen, then tell me where you stand: would a federal death penalty deter child trafficking or create new risks? Subscribe for more, share this with someone who cares about protecting kids, and leave a review so more people join the conversation.

• Asking if child sex trafficking should carry a federal death penalty
• Reacting to reports of thousands of missing children and large numbers of unaccounted-for minors
• Describing trafficking as organized crime and a global revenue stream
• Telling the story of parents who locate their missing daughter online in another state
• Arguing that a national penalty could create a deterrent message and protect future children
• Inviting parents and listeners to share their experiences and views

I ask you for your input. I need your input. And please always pray for our country.

Transcript

Big Question Today

SPEAKER_00 0:00

This is Ken Mercer of Mercer Moments in American History. And today I want a discussion. I'm needing to hear your feedback, your input. I'm asking, should we have a federal law, a death penalty for child sex traffickers? Again, should there be a federal law of a death penalty for child sex traffickers?

Missing Kids Crisis

SPEAKER_00 0:22

You know, how many mornings do you wake up and your snowfalls beeping about a child who's missing, who's been abducted? How many times do you watch the nighttime news and heard about children we're looking for? But you know what? I read the reports of over 2,000 children missing every day. And not just the ones who reported. So you're not hearing all the stories. 2,000 a

Border Numbers Shock

SPEAKER_00 0:48

day. If you watched the last two months of the Biden Harris administration in 2024, I believe it was November, congressional hearings. But the administration then had to admit of all the children who crossed the border, the ones they knew who they were, the undocumented children, over 320,000 were missing, unaccounted for. That's outrageous. God bless those precious children. 320,000 right now in America. There are those who believe as many as 450 to 500,000 at least. Children who have been abducted. Precious children, God help them, who are missing in our country.

Gangs And Trafficking

SPEAKER_00 1:32

There are gangs in Europe, Africa, Asia, and south of the U.S. border. They think it's funny. To them, they call this another revenue stream. One big stream is selling drugs, which is bad enough, but now they're buying and selling children.

EDS Defined

SPEAKER_00 1:49

I call these people the Mercer term I call the EDS. E evil. D demonic. S satanic. That's what I call these people, these child sex traffickers. Repeat that with me. EDS. E evil. D demonic. S satanic. Are you with me on this? They have the worst people in the world, and they're taking precious, innocent children. And they're buying and selling them. And the reports say they buy and sell them five, ten times or more every day. Horrible things. I

Texas Family Story

SPEAKER_00 2:26

remember a family in Texas. They went to a sporting event, and their daughter went out for popcorn and her soda and did not come back. They were frantic. Where's our daughter at? And they get involved. They said, Well, who's in charge? Is it local police? Is it county sheriff? Is it state police? And after a few weeks, the parents went on these websites, these horrible, ugly websites, trying to find their daughter, and they found their daughter in another state being bought and sold. And God bless them, they were able at least to find her and bring it back home. And I can only imagine the healing process they're going through right now, praying for them and all those families. At least they found their child.

Imagine Their Fear

SPEAKER_00 3:09

Do you remember the first time you took your child to daycare or to school? And the fear in their face when you left them with someone else. Can you imagine the fear and the precious sons and daughters of our world when they're taken away? I

Call For Death Penalty

SPEAKER_00 3:27

asked for your help on this. I really believe if our country had a death penalty, if we had a national law, if our Congress, our U.S. House and U.S. Senate will come together. Come on, sometime, Republicans and Democrats agree together. This is horrible. Again, it's evil, demonic, satanic. And we need to save, crush his children, and we need to punish the evil. I

FOG Fear Of God

SPEAKER_00 3:54

call it a fog. We could create a fog, F-O-G, fear of God. Again, create a fog, a fear of God among all these gangs. That it will no longer happen in a place called the United States of America. In fact, can you grant me it should never, never have happened in a place called the United States of America? You let me know. Am I off base? Or am I right arm? It's time that one nation in this world set a message. The children are safe in a place called the United States of America. A message that maybe we can find these four, 500,000 children, find them and save them and begin a healing process and prevent hundreds of thousands of future children from falling into the same child sex

Parents Speak Up

SPEAKER_00 4:50

trafficking. This is a hard topic for me, and I'm sure it's very hard for some of y'all to listen to. I want to hear from those parents who are right now who maybe you've been blessed, you found your child. I say blessed, but I can imagine the healing process must be horrific. And for those parents, those moms and dads who are still looking for that child, I want to hear from you. Should we have a death penalty, a federal death penalty, where the federal government gets involved? This is a federal crime, a death penalty. Would that send a message? Would that send a fog message, a fear of God message to what I call people who are evil, demonic, satanic, child sex traffickers? I really want and need to hear your input to continue this discussion.

Pray And Take Action

SPEAKER_00 5:44

But I've got to end with always you always pray for our nation. And I ask you to pray for each one of those children. Those who are missing, pray for the ones who have been found.

Enough Is Enough

SPEAKER_00 5:56

And as we say in South Texas, Yabasta no mas enough is enough, no more. And think if we can find these hundreds of thousands of children, find them, rescue them, save them, and begin the process of healing. And if we can prevent hundreds of thousands of future children from being bought and sold by these evil, demonic, satanic people. I ask you for your input. I need your input. And please always pray for our country. Pray for the parents, the moms and dads who are missing children. Pray for the children who are missing, and pray for those who have been found. Thank

Final Blessing

SPEAKER_00 6:38

you, my friends. May God bless you.