The Tablet points out that while Seewald says that molesters are more afraid of the Wall of Shame than going to jail, his "Wall of Shame has also proved to be deeply problematic, used irresponsibly, and it can easily undermine the organization's objectives and destroy an innocent person's life." Ben Hirsch, a co-founder of Survivors for Justice, an organization that advocates and educates on issues of child safety, says that Seewald is on a dangerous track. Noting that by setting up a separate registry and justice system [from law enforcement agencies], it perpetuates the same message of the rabbis that "we can deal with this issue in-house". The message must instead be that the only way to deal with child sex abuse, is to report it directly to the police.
