• Abuse By Boy Scout Leaders More Widespread Than Earlier Thought
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https://www.npr.org/2019/04/26/717201092/abuse-by-boy-scout-leaders-more-widespread-than-earlier-thought
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bctivboqvKo
Yarn | I haven't had this much sex since I was a Boy Scout leade..
I had a great experience in the scouts, but was in a small troop with a bunch of good friends. I can certainly see how the environment is ripe for abuse unfortunately, as with any situation involving adults in positions of authority. Needs thorough investigation and day-lighting wherever this is happening, and controls put in place to prevent this. From my personal experience, one of the key things with a lot of troops is very limited parental involvement and use of the scouts as a babysitting service, leaving their kids with other adults for weekly meetings and long camping trips with little time commitment of their own for whatever reason. I have to wonder if that lack of parental involvement helps foster this sort of behavior.
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