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"The only thing we can do is make our children aware and teach them to react when it happens and recognize what is going on before it happens." No. We can be parents and protect our kids,particularly from the KNOWN bad guys. If we recognize them at a scout activity, we remove them. Just as we are vigilant on our school grounds, neighborhoods, sports fields, wherever kids are, so too with scouts. Also at this scout event, it is not just scouts at risk here but all youth in attendance. Here's an example -- scout flea market fundraiser, Mom attends with her 6 yr boy who wanders away and is abducted. http://hamptonroads.com/2013/11/sex-...ction-va-beach Now imagine a similar scenario happens at another scout activity and afterward it is revealed that scout leaders were aware that sexual predator was present. Another $0.02 Tried to post this yesterday, but received database errors...

Washington Post and Time reporting this morning...right on top of our breaking news.

Still no report on NBC, Curry's employer. Saw reports on FOX news but not CBS, ABC, or other major news providers. Robert Gates was interviewed on Face the Nation today, no questions about BSA, of course, there were more important issues to discuss. Bias reporting, yeah I am beginning to wonder too.

This appears to have occurred 10 years to the day that her brother Gordon Curry died. He was a medical tech in the USAF. Good job scouts!

May 2, 2014 update http://www.ack.net/CivicLeagueCampRichardSuit050214.html The Nantucket Civic League is now a party to a lawsuit between the Nantucket Committee of the Boy Scouts and the Cape and Islands Council of the Boy Scouts. "The lawsuit regards ownership and use of 100 acres of open land near Rugged Road on Nantucket. The Civic League was allowed to intervene in the suit so that it could assert its claim that the property should be returned to it, if the property ceases to be used by the Boy Scouts as a campground. Founded in 1903, the Civic League is an islandwide, nonprofit community organization representing more than 20 neighborhood associations. It donated the land in question to the local Boy Scouts, beginning with a grant of 30 acres in 1954, and the rest in the early 1970s, but it retained a right to have the land revert to the Civic League if it ceased to be used for Boy Scout purposes."

Relevant quotes in a recently settled sex abuse lawsuit against a scoutmaster convicted of molesting four boys in his troop. http://www.startribune.com/local/south/258046491.html From the victim's attorney: “This courageous survivor and others like him are hopeful that the Boy Scouts of America have done and will do, a better job warning, informing, and telling the truth about the known hazard in scouting, namely that sexual predators are drawn to scouting,†attorney Jeff Anderson said. From North Star Council “Child abuse is intolerable. We are deeply saddened by this case and work continually to ensure that this never happens within the Scouting program." Today Scouting is one of the safest places for children in our community,†the statement said. “We are constantly strengthening our systems and safeguards to keep it that way.†Lest we forget.

I don't know why the troop was unable to recruit new scouts, be they Cubs or not. But if you have to close down a troop, I think it is great that the scouts fly out as Eagles.

Four members of Boy Scout Troop 438 of Coshocton,OH earned the Eagle rank. "After the ceremony, Brendan Dickson, Drew Everhart, Michael Foster and Corey Johnson folded the troop flag one last time and retired it along with the troop to a representative of the Muskingum Valley Boy Scout Council." http://www.coshoctontribune.com/article/20140504/NEWS01/305040014/Scouts-earn-top-rank-troop-dissolves Scout salute and farewell to Troop 438

Maybe a review of Youth Protection, particularly the 3 R's would help. There is no conflict with the Scout Oath and Law in insuring safety for a scout activity, in fact, just the opposite. http://www.scouting.org/filestore/ypt/pdf/46-015.pdf ... "trust your gut..if the situation feels uncomfortable,..." convicted, sexual predator at a scout activity, my gut says he is stalking. I am entrusted with the safety of my scouts and I hope to remain worthy of that trust. From what I read in this post, this incident should be included and discussed in YP training. There is much that is uncomfortable about this story. That's my $0.02,

does any one even know the circumstances of his conviction? It could be a he said she said thing......and It could be 40 years old... 1998 - 4 counts of sexual battery on a child, sentenced to 9 years, the maximum sentence. http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1998-10-16/news/9810160192_1_boy-scouts-boy-s-family-sexual-battery http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1999-05-07/news/9905070308_1_troop-lewd-assault-molested

Sorry Stosh, if I know someone is a registered sex offender and it is a youth event - scouts, school, sports, ... I would remove that person. I'm not waiting for council to write him a letter.

Scout troop advertises lobster fest, clam bake, silent auction fundraiser at local church. Public invited. Scouts are working the event. Sixty year old, former scoutmaster James Dundas, a registered sexual predator (served 9 years in prison) attends with wife. Wife works at the Council Boy Scout store. Parents upset, but apparently he was not told to leave and certainly not forcibly removed without regard to his personal safety. According to police, no laws were broken as James Dundas is not on probation. This is totally unbelievable to me. If I recognized a sexual predator around kids/scouts, that person would be gone! http://www.cbs12.com/news/top-storie...id_15503.shtml

When Do-it-right is replaced by Do-it-quick, the eventual result is Why-bother. My $0.02

I have no problem with a scout(s) decision to leave a scout activity that turns non-scout. Rock band? Sounds like something the Summit would do, not a local Council camporee. My $0.02

Do you think that Scouting will exist in next 50 years? Considering that the scouts of today will be my age in 50 years, that can be a scary thought . My scouts will carry the fire, my Spirit will guide them. My $0.02

Thanks for the feedback. Somehow the insurance issue has not surfaced locally, though there was a discussion about the YP training in non-scout groups that use our scout camps.

Should other boy youth groups be allowed to attend scout summer camp (on a space available basis) with BSA troops?

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Good news report from Denver, watch video. http://www.9news.com/story/news/heal...utism/8021857/ "The reason Jack and I (his Dad) told our story, is because of the role Scouting has played for the past 15 years with Jack's development. His autism is profound, and interferes with many of the everyday activities the rest of us take for granted: Driving a car. Having interactive conversations with people throughout the day. Jobs. Relationships Pretty much everything. But for Jack, Scouting offered an opportunity to be around kids his own age while learning how to camp, fish and hike. Pretty much everything."

patrol leader, and he said "that's what the boys wanted." Fail. This is not leadership and it is a serious misconception of "scout-run" to allow scouts to get anything and everything they want. The scout program and we adults set expectations such as My Plate (replaced food pyramid) guidelines. Sorry no Red Bull rather juice, bug juice, hot chocolate,... Weight and resulting trash are other considerations. My $0.02

Some thoughts from my experiences Group safety among youth is a misnomer as overall safety is a function of the least safety-minded member, not the group size. And yes we train them in the buddy system, look out for each other, safety, leadership but still they are youth. Before they go off on an "adventure", I remind them that safety is everyone's job and the scout leaders that it is their job to make sure everyone does that job, but still they are youth. Potential unsafe situations seem to draw boys like moths to a flame: staff-sized sticks (if they bring a walking staff usually no problem, it they find one it is suddenly Robin Hood/Little John time) a Tarzan swing over a water, slope, or ground opening (good for a broken collarbone) a boulder, long, anything that will role (abandoned car) on top of a hill any remote building or car they might encounter a gun, bow, sword, knife or other found weapon. (How a hunter could leave behind a loaded firearm...) a ladder step-stone rocks across a stream, (any activity where a slip could cause a head hitting something hard) water-filled quarry knives fires My $0.02,

Very tragic story. His father and 14yr old brother were also attending this campout. "On Saturday morning four of the scouts went exploring away from camp and found a large log (2 ft diameter) laying on a sloping boulder field, according to Joe Nole, Jefferson County Sheriff Office chief criminal deputy. The boys began to roll the log down the slope and into the lake when it became attached to the 12-year-old victim's jacket. The log rolled over the victim, and he died at the scene," http://www.ptleader.com/news/kitsap-...a4bcf6878.html Scout salute and farewell.

Well we rate higher in favorably than Obama, Romney, and Congress, but equal to Hillary, so go figure. http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2014/02/21/Americans-view-Hillary-Clinton-as-favorable-opinion-of-Biden-is-mixed/UPI-79451392997784/

Money issues. A year ago, National took away Tri-State's full charter and put them on a conditional one. No mention of camps being sold. http://www.herald-dispatch.com/news/...cils-in-region