Written: 10/28/2012
The courts have released the files of the BSA that show the youth protection incidents. And more importantly, what the BSA did not do: report those incidents to the police, especially in cases of suspected or confirmed child abuse.
The Good Men Project sums it up:
It is increasingly difficult to comprehend the enormity of the continued unfolding of inaction and unwillingness to protect children through intentional cover-up and denial
All you have to do is go back and reread that sentence. Now imagine it as the Catholic Church.
And in my mind, the two organizations are just as bad. I’ve railed against it before. But you don’t hide the abuse, you don’t try to cover it up or move the leader. You make sure the child (or adult) is safe in the moment, then you call the police. Suspend the membership until the investigation is done (innocent until proven guilty of course) and then revoke it if necessary.
There is no excuse for anything else. None whatsoever and the organization as a whole should be ashamed.
I don’t understand how not to have a hatred towards this kind of institutional abuse.
All my best,
The King of Spades
