ɪn ɐ dᵻsˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks spˈiːtʃ, ʃˈætʃtɚ stˈeɪɾᵻd ðæt mˈɛsɜːɹə ɪnfˈɔːɹmɪŋ ˌɔn ɐ fˈɛloʊ dʒˈuː tə ðɪ ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾiz "ɪz pɚmˈɪɾᵻd ɪn sˌɪtʃuːˈeɪʃənz wˌɛɹ wˈʌn ɪz ɐ pˈʌblɪk mˈɛnɪs...ɔːɹ ɪf wˈʌn ɪz fˈɪzɪkli ɔːɹ saɪkəlˈɑːdʒɪkli hˈɑːɹmɪŋ ɐnˈʌðɚɹ ˌɪndᵻvˈɪdʒuːəl fɔːɹ ɛɡzˈæmpəl, ɪn ˈɪnstənsᵻz ʌv sˈɛkʃuːəl ɐbjˈuːs ʌv tʃˈɪldɹən, stˈuːdənts, kˈæmpɚz ɛtsˈɛtɹə., ɔːɹ spˈaʊzəl ɐbjˈuːs."
In a December 2006 speech, Schachter stated that mesirah (informing on a fellow Jew to the authorities) "is permitted in situations where one is a public menace...or if one is physically or psychologically harming another individual (for example, in instances of sexual abuse of children, students, campers etc., or spousal abuse)."