I had girls, not boys, so Boy Scouts wasn't an issue for me, and I don't know much about it.

But suppose I were a homosexual pedophile, and I thought the Boy Scouts might be a good source of victims.

Two scenarios.

First scenario: the Boy Scouts don't allow homosexual troop leaders. I apply to be a troop leader, sign all the paperwork that states I'm not a homosexual pedophile, and proceed to victimize Boy Scouts.

Second scenario: the Boy Scouts allow homosexual troop leaders, but (of course) ban pedophiles. I apply to be a troop leader, sign all the paperwork that states I'm not a homosexual pedophile, and proceed to victimize Boy Scouts.

Mmm--I don't see much of a difference there. Do you? My take would be that finding ways to prevent homosexual pedophiles from becoming troop leaders should be much more important than fiddling with the bylaws.


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