Re: Sheath Knives--public humiliation

At 04:51 PM 5/8/97 -0700, Ev Holm wrote:
>While many individuals may tout public humiliation as a tool, Scouters
>don't. The reason you find no official documentation that supports its use,
>is because it is called hazing (no, no not the h word) and hazing is a form
>of abuse. It is wrong and it is offensive. When seeing the first post that
>this was done at camp in front all the Scouts at assembly and then by a
>staff member (if I recall correctly), I was apalled.

I agree with you completely, but some who call themselves scouters do. We
had this same discussion in this forum about a year or so ago and I think I was
outvoted about two to one.

Also J. Hugh Sullivan wrote:
>Myself, I don't think it applies to those of us who are not lacking in pride
>and self-esteem. Although I have disappointed myself, no one has ever
>humiliated me - and I fell for all the tricks back in 1939. Either play
>right along with the perpetrator or turn the tables on him; the first knocks
>the wind out of his sails and the second is a knockout.

An eleven year old does not need to be lacking self esteem to be humiliated
by an authority figure such as a scoutmaster or camp program director. If the
kid does not have self esteem, such behavior is not likely to foster it.
Dan Brown (Mimawanachen Wikhetschik) Committee Chairman
Troop 56 Blacksburg VA New River District Tutelo Lodge
Camping Committee Blue Ridge Mountain Council
Regulatory and Documentation Specialist @ Tetra Second nature
dabrown2@vt.edu or brownd@bg1us.wl.com

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