1. Moose

    Moose First Team Captain

  2. Arakel

    Arakel First Team

    The grimly ironic part is there was serious opposition to allowing gay BSA leaders for years because they might predate on the boys.

    Apparently, not allowing paedos might have been a better approach.

    Sad thing is a number of the abused boys have probably died of old age by now, and never got to see any form of justice done (not to mention that a lot of the fiddlers will be dead too, and got away with it).
     
  3. zztop

    zztop Eurovision Winner 2015

    I was a scout in Watford, and I am aware of at least two of my scout leaders were put inside for sexual abuse.
     
  4. Moose

    Moose First Team Captain

    I have mostly good memories and nothing untoward, but as you can imagine, the young me soon tired with being part of a quasi military organisation swearing allegiance to God and the Queen. More importantly, I also didn’t like the trousers. So I left around 12 (age, not midnight).
     
  5. hornmeister

    hornmeister Tired

    No issues as far as I can remember in my cub pack.
    Two things I didn't like about cubs:
    • Having to wear shorts, even in winter
    • Having a kid 5 days older moved to my six when I was a seconder which meant I never made it to the rank of sixer. I'm still bitter to this day, it's the main reason I quit and never progressed to the scouts.
     
  6. I Blame Pozzo

    I Blame Pozzo First Team

    My Mum put me on the list for the brownies when I was five.
    I'm still waiting. I think I may have missed out but having read the above it is probably for the best.
     

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