The RoanokeSlant

Roanoke Times, 10-19-2012,
Pg 1: Scouting files show a pattern of deceit. The release of secret “perversion files” shows that the organization shielded pedophiles.
Pg 1: Seven cases among region’s Scout leaders.
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Not clear in these articles is the fact that the vast majority of cases were in fact referred to judicial authorities and the files were used to exclude men from serving as scout leaders again. Also included were many cases of unsubstantiated allegations that could well be false and could destroy innocent men’s lives if made public.
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It’s of interest that the media has been openly hostile and aggressive toward the Scouts because they have excluded known homosexuals from being Scout leaders. The media ferocity in reporting on this situation contains more than a touch of hypocrisy. Clearly these files have highlighted the valid reasons for the exclusion policy albeit that some homosexual abusers went undetected for too long.
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This significant and serious problem is also reflective of The Catholic Church and their Homosexual Priests issues:
http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2005/12/catholic-church-and-homosexual-priests.html
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It’s of interest that the media lumps all this under the “pedophilia” label and avoids linking the homosexual motivations underlying these male on male abuses.
The data indicates that most of these boys had reached the age of functional-puberty and therefore were likely viewed by their abusers as a sexual-person and not a nonsexual-child; this is a key distinction in the very definition of pedophilia.
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The media also avoids the entire subject that some homosexuals (the extent of which is not clear) target other males in a form of seduction to induce them into sexual participation. What better targets than younger males who are vulnerable and easily misled and who are under the dominion of the abuser and who may not completely understand that they are being abused?
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All this revisits old questions like: is it reasonable and prudent to have homosexual coaches in the boy’s locker rooms? And if inappropriate incidents occur, should officials be held accountable for their “failure to foresee” a risk situation as evident from both these scout and priest revelations?
So much for the don’t ask don’t tell policy when young boy’s welfare is involved!
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The bigger question remains for parents and organizations: how can one identify and manage these types of risks before a negative incident occurs?
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Clearly having the liberal media and their friends in the ACLU carry on a jihad against the Scouts for excluding homosexuals as scout leaders has now been clearly shown to be misguided and misdirected.
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http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2007/12/100-year-anniversary-eviction.html
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http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2005/07/boy-scouts-and-usa-win.html
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http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2005/05/schools-and-homosexuality.html
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http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2005/03/restrictions-on-boy-scouts.html
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