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The Limits of Institutional Safeguards No system, regardless of its design or funding, can completely eliminate human malice or structural negligence: The Mirror of Society: Because scouting, schooling, and youth sports draw directly from the broader public, they inevitably inherit the baseline pathology of the surrounding population. [1] The Illusion of Absolute Security: Implementing rules can sometimes create a false sense of security among parents and guardians, leading them to delegate their natural oversight responsibilities to the institution, assuming the "system" is handling the risk entirely. [1] Ultimately, safety requires an active, ongoing cultural commitment from every adult involved, rather than a passive reliance on rules that can be quietly bypassed when nobody is watching. -
That reminds me of my efforts, or lack there of, trying to hock Christmas Cards to wind an official hand axe and sheath knife combo as a prize. I somehow got some orders, but soon apparently gave up. Yet I got the prize anyway because my parents just bought the surplus, maybe to get the dun letters to go away, and they sent a lot of those cards for the next few years. Likely similar things can be noted by many others here. I had that set hanging about for years, and think I still have the hatchet with a ruined sheath. Knife, I have no idea. That was the fifties.
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Lol, I “paid” for camp in the sense that Mom would let me know precisely how it (and everything else I did) costed if I wasn’t handing over cash outright for it. Still got partials. Parents never questioned it. At CoH’s, they were outright surprised if I earned anything. Dad was on the committee so he surely knew, but never mentioned it. My advancement or lack thereof was my business. (Same for my buddy who aged out at 2nd Class.) I guess when I did anything besides veg out on a Saturday morning, they called it a win. Sales for fundraisers, on the other hand, they did their darndest to line me up leads (and make and sling product). And I caught it if I didn’t match their effort. I try to remind parents about this, and at the same time support them if they are worried about their scout not knowing how to advance. I think a little coaching on fighting distractions is important in a postmodern nomad generation. -
Not just a driving issue. Two friends (one a 17 scout and the 18 asm) hanging out together by themselves would be a violation. -
I would agree that there are many 18 - 20-year-olds who would not make a good Commissioner simply because some adults cannot accept that someone younger than them is more knowledgeable than they are. I currently cannot think of anyone in my district that I would recruit to be a Commissioner, however there are several in that age range on my council summer camp staff that would do an outstanding job. They are such a presence in their districts that everyone knows and respects them. Not for everyone, but an option for those exceptional young men. I was part of a national webinar for Crews and Posts a few months ago and this was brought up. The gist of the reply from the person responsible for SYT was that this is being looked at, as it causes us to lose a lot of experienced 18-year-olds, and it is generally ignored anyway.
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