You have interesting thoughts on changing the rules! I think that changing the rules must be very common.
My son belonged to a troop where the rules were ignored.
There were parents who openly consumed alcohol on outings and in the parking lot during scout meetings.
I've known of fathers who carried guns in their backpacks, even though these fathers were not in law inforcement.
This must be no big deal, because when complaints were made, both the charter rep. and the council treated the problem as if they were dealing with two groups of squabbling parents, those who didn't agr