'Ashamed' Salvation Army paid $15m to child sex abuse victims.

[Bradyns]

[QUOTE]The Salvation Army has told a Victorian sex abuse inquiry it is ashamed of the treatment of children that occurred in its homes, as it revealed it has paid out more than $15 million to victims and that 50 Salvation Army officers had been named as abusers.

In a statement to the Victorian parliamentary inquiry, Salvation Army legal secretary Malcolm Roberts said, "The Salvation Army is ashamed of the treatment many children placed in our care in children's homes received.

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[URL]http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/in-depth/ashamed-salvation-army-paid-15m-to-child-sex-abuse-victims-inquiry-told/story-fngburq5-1226618279228[/URL]
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[millan]

Awkwarddd.

Who can one trust these days, when these who are expected to selflessly help end up doing horrible things?

[fruxodaily]

Really salvo's? I donated to you fuckers

[Jeep-Eep]

Salvo are homophobic wankers anyway.

[Protocol7]

How badly do you have to fuck up?

"Hey I'm working for one of the top humanitarian aid organizations, maybe I should touch these kids?"

[DrLuke]

[QUOTE=millan;40752654]Awkwarddd.

Who can one trust these days, when these who are expected to selflessly help end up doing horrible things?[/QUOTE]

These are cases of one in thousands.

It's like saying the USA is a shithole because WBC says shit.

[[Seed Eater]]

[QUOTE=Jeep-Eep;40752712]Salvo are homophobic wankers anyway.[/QUOTE]

This. the Starvation Army threatened to starve the homeless population of NYC if New York State passed gay marriage laws.

Their aid is conditional. The SA is not a selfless amazing aid organization, it's a biased, religiously motivated machine with ideological goals, who uses their public reliance as political leverage.

[LoneWolf_Recon]

[QUOTE='[Seed Eater];40752864']This. the Starvation Army threatened to starve the homeless population of NYC if New York State passed gay marriage laws.

Their aid is conditional. The SA is not a selfless amazing aid organization, it's a biased, religiously motivated machine with ideological goals, who uses their public reliance as political leverage.[/QUOTE]

Rather sad if you think about it, my Aunt works for one of the SA locations in Illinois and is rather tolerant and accepting to alot of people more selfless than most. There are a few people who are unconditionally selfless, its just the fact that retaining an image for a huge organization comes out over actual humanitarian help for some.