a little courtesy, please
Jim Holman (jrholman@POSTBOX.ACS.OHIO-STATE.EDU)
Wed, 15 May 1996 08:33:09 -0400
[on soapbox]
On the last 3 campouts our troop has had in areas where other scouts were
camping, we experienced what I consider terribly rude behavior on the part
of scouts and scouters. All of these involve late arrivals or early
departures from camp. In one case, another troop arrived at 2a.m., circled
the cars and vans, left the motors running and lights on in all of them.
There was a terrible chorus of adults SHOUTING instructions to the scouts,
all sorts of screaming, yelling, door slamming, plus the normal noises of
setting up camp, etc. After their camp was set up, the kids proceeded to
play some sort of game which involved running through campsites, tagging one
another, etc. This same troop left at 5:00 a.m. with a similarly raucous
exit. I asked one group of kids to be a bit quieter and they replied "We
just got here." I told them that I appreciated that, but just because you
just arrived doesn't mean you have license to disturb everyone else. The
adults remarked that the kids had been cooped up in the cars for hours and
needed to burn off a little energy before going to bed. They had no excuse
for their own behavior. We owe it to one another to be good neighbors.
[off soapbox]
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