Still seeking to blame other people I see. As I said, you left out Bush, because he failed to put the entire country in lockdown before any incident like this could happen.
" If I take a bunch of minors camping in the wilderness I am damned well responsible for their safety!"
Good, glad to hear it.
"If I remember correctly, Scouting costs. There is even more responsibility implied when money changes hands. "
Irrelevant. The ScoutLeaders are volunteers.
"It was another poster who brought up the ADHD angle to this, I am merely considering it as a factor that complicates things. If the boy isn't ADHD, then it isn't a factor."
You've demonstrated have no clue on what happened, nor do you have any clue of what ADHD is about.
"Normal 12 year olds don't mindlessly 'wander' away from safety, and they don't ignore the people calling, and the helicopters and general noise of search parties when they are only a mile and a half from camp."
You are correct, but it has nothing to do with ADHD and none of those present could know the boy would do that, that includes his parents. Now they know.