“In this year’s Minnesota trial, an attorney asked Warren about her involvement with the Boy Scouts. In her answer, she said her review of the group’s database showed the BSA revoked the registrations of 7,819 people from 1944 through 2016”
Also in 2012, the Los Angeles Times reported that BSA was reviewing about 5,000 cases from the 1950s onwards,
So you had 5,000 cases in 2012 but by 2016 the number was up to 7,819.
2,891 more in just 4 years?
May 24, 2013 · The Boy Scouts of America threw open its ranks Thursday to gay Scouts but not gay Scout leaders
https://www.nowtheendbegins.com/boy-scouts-of-america-vote-to-go-gay/
July 27, 2015 The governing body of the Boy Scouts of America voted Monday to end its decades-long ban on gay scout leaders.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/boy-scouts-america-allow-gay-scout-leaders-n399241
Personally I think they all started pouring in at the May 2013 anouncment.
It took 62 years to get to 5,000 cases and only four years to get to almost 3,000 more.
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Permission to speak freely on this?
Thank you.
First of all, this is no defense of the BSA, but the initial reports I heard on this (I could be wrong) was that many if not all of the persons in their ‘perversion files’ were removed from the scouts when it was learned of the deeds that were done. If that were the case, I would expect them to keep a list of the evil doers in the event the names popped up elsewhere after their dismissal.
If such is the case, I for one cannot fault them for having a list. the next natural question would be “Why not turn their names over to the authorities immediately?”
Good Question. As I saw one comment stating this issue had came up in the past, and the person was quietly dismissed form the post, and the issue was dropped at that point. Perhaps in each case, the PARENTS and other scout leaders decided to handle it in their own way - privately. They may not have been the BSA way, but maybe the local troop’s way. Local troop may have then reported the name to the BSA. But just making the name public back them without evidence that the BSA themselves had could have ruled libel or slander (especially if local folks didn’t really want to talk about it).
And finally, the numbers mentioned by @TLI - which is what I expected. Do you folks remember all the heat the BSA was taking when they refused to allow Sodomites as scout leaders? Now think about them having these lists back then. I remember them fighting hard to preserve what they were. They receive lawsuits, threats, boycotts, etc. It is now obvious the BSA KNEW what they were fighting against.
Then the enemy decided to infiltrate the leadership, and make the compromise: “We will accept gays, but no gay scouts”. See how long that lasted? See how the number of alleged abuses shot up? Clearly, there was a correlation. Now, young girls can/will be the next target(s). Once the BSA lost control of their own values, this was expected. After all, many of the Good Men of the BSA left when the BSA left them. I remember that well. This is the end result. The BSA’s principles were sound. It was the people at the top who corrupted it. A sad chapter in American History.
Fortunately, there are other Christian based organizations that help turn young boys into men - the right way.
Just my $0.02
jimjohn - OUT.