The bigger problem is that genuine law enforcement efforts are discouraged from actually catching pedophiles because they often end up being constituents of those same cops, either politically or socially. It’s either a priest, a super PAC donor, or another cop on the other end of that investigation.

One does not “get” thermite. One makes thermite. All you need is powdered rust, aluminum powder, a rough ratio of the two by weight, and a sufficient heat source like a magnesium strip to light it off.