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Two comments. "How could this happen again"? Because some individuals either are not able to understand the pretty clear YP rules, or chose to ignore them due to ignorance and stupidity. The perpetrator is/was a lawyer, which in itself might be a better lead. NOBODY should ignore YP rules, and certainly not just because at the time they were not legally required by the State of N.Y.; they still were by the then BSA. The reporter though also as in the past has polished this by again stretching the information to make it look even worse. As far as I know, the BSA and its various acronyms NEVER called the Ineligible Volunteer Files "Perversion Files"; only the yellow journalists and vulture lawyers did and do. The writer aoslo throws out numbers that are misleading, and the hype is in the headline because it is again Scouting America, and they continue to make it even worse withoput noting that the issues in Scouting were never at the estimated levels of abuse as in other Non Scouting groups, even noting in their own story that the level of abuse in this area was 0.16 percent per thousand. Society will NEVER stop the issue completely, and more harm has resulted for many that were forced to deal again with trama that was lessened with time and seems now to simply be a slap in the face again with the legal mess and fees going to the wrong place. Survivors are still being cheated in the original fiasco and many are now gone due to insurance pushback and the greed of a few lawyers. And this particular lawyer appears to be one of those alredy fleecing victims/survivors. If anything, this does reinforce the fact that vigilance by ALL Scouters and those connected needs to be paid, and YP IS NOT SOMETHING TO BE IGNORED, NO MATTER HOW HARD IT MAY BE TO DO WHAT IS MANDATED. It is all of our responsibities to keep eyes open and follow up as needed just to try and assure we have not missed something. Better to report it and be wrong, than to ignore it and then have another similar problem. I truly do not understand how that Council could NOT have acted in accordance with YP, as its basic structure was already in place when this discouraging event happened. At the same time, the Press needs to stop using SA, children, and tragedy as tools to make it even worse than it may already be. Way back when it was called yellow journalism, and today that is still what it is. -
By Eagle94-A1 · Posted
CST 15 posted the following In August 2025, there were 51,888 Scouts in CST-15, compared to 53,544 in August 2024, reflecting a decrease of 3.09 percent. National youth membership stood at 814,950 at the end of August 2025, down 6.35 percent from 870,177 in August 2024. Results per CST-15 councils are shown in this table. Over the past 12 months, the number of units in CST-15 decreased from 2,593 to 2519, a loss of -2.85%. Nationally, units decreased from 39, 511 to 38,582, a loss of -2.35%. -
Perhaps it is time for National HQ to write a "Scout Parents Handbook" for us to give to each parent. Certainly a few here who could write it. -
I've known our CC for a few years now, well before we even entered the troop. She is looking more and more exhausted these days. We got a couple of new families in and there have been complaints from them constantly. Apparently, there are complaints from other parents too. When did this become a thing? When I was a kid, parents had minimal contact with the troop, unless they were registered. She does a great job and I don't want her to quit. Personally, I'm of the mindset that the CC doesn't have the responsibility to investigate any complaints. It's not in the job description. When I was the pack CC, and when my wife was before me, our policy was that complaints are only accepted from registered adults who actively participate. Anything else was peripheral noise from people who don't really care about the program. She had a parent who had been in the troop for all of 4 days screaming at her because of the cellphone thing. She's too nice to tell the lady to pound sand and find a different unit. I'd like to help her out. Husband is the acting SM and we had a few discussions this weekend. The kids are ok - we caught two of them in a pretty significant lie. Another parent came with a complaint that her 12 y/o son saw an 11 y/o boy naked. When I asked the 11 y/o, he reported that the 12 y/o peeked in the window of his tent while he was changing. I was inclined to chalk it all up to little boys being little boys, but the mom of the 11 y/o, who was also willing to ignore it, is now cocked and ready to launch an attack on the 12 y/o's family. I'm realizing that Scouting, like veterinary medicine, is fun until the parents get involved. -
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