Originally Posted by DocRocket
Originally Posted by burner
Originally Posted by 2ndwind

For the generally much respected posters who wrote that homosexuals are no more likely to exploit children than heterosexuals are, I ask the same question....

It sadens me to see the BSA consider this path.....


Couple of points on that:

1. A study that claims that homosexuals ARE NOT more likely to molest kids:

http://psychology.ucdavis.edu/rainbow/html/facts_molestation.html

2. A Study that claims the opposite

http://www.familyresearchinst.org/2009/02/pro-gay-bias-in-study-of-pedophilia/
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1331584/posts
http://www.frc.org/get.cfm?i=is02e3

That study claims 3% of the population as homosexual.

3. MRI study that shows brain differences in images viewed by homosexuals and pedophiles:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2186373/

4. Related research

http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/Articles/000,002.htm


The articles from the UC Davis blog and the Family Research Institute you've quoted are review articles rather than primary research articles, which means there's a lot more opinion in them than there is basic fact. But they both show pretty well that while there is controversy, nobody's research has provent that homosexual adult males are more likely to molest boys than heterosexual adult males.

The key point to focus on is this, gentlemen and ladies: if you want to protect your kid(s) from pedophiles, you have to be involved in their lives and activities. You need to meet their coaches and other adult mentors, look them in the eye, and make sure your spidey-sense isn't tingling... if it is, you need to be really vigilant. Teach your kids what to watch out for so they're less likely to become prey to a pedophile.

You can't legislate your kids safe, either in society, or in the BSA.


Doc,

Sorry about that. I didn't have access to the articles I was thinking of right off the top of my head, so I pulled some links that were familiar, but were not the specific ones I was remembering.

You are absolutely right in your statement - The best antidote to predators in any case is an involved parent.

Too many people look on sports, BSA, etc., as free babysitting. Send the kids off and see you in an hour, or a couple days, or whatever. Involvement is key.