Quote Originally Posted by Cataholic View Post
All coaches, no strike that, all PEOPLE that are directly involved with children, should be put under the microscope. From parents to priests, from coaches to teachers, ALL of them should be put under the microscope. Those without pedophiliac tendencies would welcome to close scrutiny. In Scouting- and no question there have been problems in the organization - they have something called two deep leadership. Never, under any circumstance, should an adult (not the child's parent) be one on one with a youth. Never. I volunteered one day at J's camp this summer, and I don't know how many times I caught myself thinking, "am I ok in this situation"? Was it a hassle at some point? Yes, because it got in the way of just living normally. But, it was the absolute rule, and one I observed to the nth degree.

Other than family- J doesn't go alone with anyone, anywhere. And, yeah, I realize family is a big issue, you just have to know who/what is safe. And, talk, talk, talk about inappropriate conduct, and encourage the child to never, ever, ever go off alone with someone, and respecting boundaries.

I hate this is the world we live in. But, I hate even more that children go through this.
The Chinese and Russians (maybe Richard Branson soon?) are the only ones putting people into space.
I'd love to take that ride. I hate this planet at times, too.

I was a camp counselor for one summer and did a few week long outings with kids...And I thought the very same thought...

"Am I o.k.?"

You know you are o.k., but it takes one incident to put you under the spotlight.

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I just read a story where some kind of counselor/teacher made contact with a student---the kid claimed the teacher fondled his breasts, the teach said he put his hand out to stop the kid - and the teach was being dragged over the coals for sex abuse. Someplace in between the truth exists.

It's one extreme to another.

Some kids -devious little effers - know enough to scream when something is wrong, others do it when nothing is wrong, then you have the kids who are so hurt by what an adult has done to them, they don't trust anyone and they suffer needlessly.

I do wonder why so many kids - 9? - were let to hang out with this idiot and noone complained.

Usually one of the children will blow the whistle on stuff like that, In this Case? you have a bunch of adults who dropped the ball.

morons.