Preventing Injustice

Not all the bible stories are rated PG.  Like the story in Judges 19:16-25 (NIV):

That evening an old man from the hill country of Ephraim, who was living in Gibeah (the men of the place were Benjamites), came in from his work in the fields. When he looked and saw the traveler in the city square, the old man asked, "Where are you going? Where did you come from?"

 He answered, "We are on our way from Bethlehem in Judah to a remote area in the hill country of Ephraim where I live. I have been to Bethlehem in Judah and now I am going to the house of the LORD. No one has taken me into his house. We have both straw and fodder for our donkeys and bread and wine for ourselves your servants—me, your maidservant, and the young man with us. We don't need anything."

 "You are welcome at my house," the old man said. "Let me supply whatever you need. Only don't spend the night in the square." So he took him into his house and fed his donkeys. After they had washed their feet, they had something to eat and drink.

 While they were enjoying themselves, some of the wicked men of the city surrounded the house. Pounding on the door, they shouted to the old man who owned the house, "Bring out the man who came to your house so we can have sex with him."

 The owner of the house went outside and said to them, "No, my friends, don't be so vile. Since this man is my guest, don't do this disgraceful thing. Look, here is my virgin daughter, and his concubine. I will bring them out to you now, and you can use them and do to them whatever you wish. But to this man, don't do such a disgraceful thing."

 But the men would not listen to him. So the man took his concubine and sent her outside to them, and they raped her and abused her throughout the night, and at dawn they let her go.

This man chose to take strangers as guests into his home.  Later that night, his home was surrounded by evil men who wanted to harm the guest.  The home owner tried as best he could to pacify them or to drive them away but to no avail.  Finally he offered his own virgin daughter to them for their pleasure.  Still unappeased, the guest’s concubine was pushed out the door, and left for the men to abuse throughout the night.  This act protected the man who was traveling, but it certainly wasn’t a good thing for the young woman.  (And it got even worse for her if you read the rest of the chapter.)

Am I willing to do all I can to prevent injustice to strangers?  At what cost?