Maybe most people can’t be bothered jumping through all the hoops and insinuation that they are child abusers .
Sorry?
Should we shut down kids hockey? That's rife with sex abusers.
The rules that Scouters have to follow are quite strict. None of us can ever be alone with kids in a room or any space, at all. There must always be two Scouters present. ... Always, without exception. We can't drive kids around in our cars without another Scouter being in the car with us. (A random, unchecked parent can drive any of them anywhere, any time without monitoring) We obviously do not share sleeping accomodations with children, ever. These are not just guidelines, they are enforced laws and they are there to protect the Scouter from legal action as much as the Scout from criminals. We are also registerred with the police, vetted by them and we have to submit current police checks every three years.
Unfortunately, amateur athletics have not caught up to Scouting, yet. A good number of coaches need police background checks now but they won't have those "multiple adult present" rules in place.
By the way, there needs to be a threshold number of Scouters present or we have to cancel their meetings.
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sour...FjAAegQIARAB&usg=AOvVaw0F3IcQgmzfgo5PHUVpzoZv
This is serious stuff. I take it seriously, that's for damned sure.
By the was, one of my children went through the Cadets movement, instead and they are similarly vetted and monitored. There was a time when the DND operated Cadets in a loosey-goosey manner but DND has been largely separated from Cadets so that Canada is compliant with the international conventions on child combatants.
Really!