Boy Scouts of America aka (BSA) has been
around since the early 1900’s. It has been an organization that people looked
up to and respected. But apparently, these acts of sexual violence that were
made on these innocent victims just weren’t important enough to punish these
leaders that were in charge of these innocent little boys. So instead of
properly placing these predators in a proper housing community called “jail”
the BCA decides that the reputation of this huge organization would be better
off to just place all of these issues under the rug.
I can’t believe
that even though we are living in the twenty-first century, these disgusting
crimes are still being committed. These kids that had suffered through these
ordeals will never truly recover and be normal. Because of all of this, I believe
the Boys Scouts of America has let our nation down. It is time to strip away and
reveal who these high powered individuals were that committed these sexual
crimes within their organization. These criminals need to be replaced and than placed
in “Jail" where they need to be for a very long time.
We as a nation
should be making sure that powerful organizations like the Boy Scouts of America
should be teaching and protecting our children from harm. Let us be strong as a
nation and stand up to these sexual predators. Our Children are worth Saving
CBS Interactive Inc. (October 18, 2012). B oy Scout files show sex abuse cover-ups. In Boy Scout files show sex abuse. Retrieved February 18, 2013, from http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57535352/boy-scout-files-show-sex-abuse-cover-ups/.
I completely agree with your sentiment that cover-ups for the sake of protecting the powerful should be brought to light and we should stand up and fight for those who can't fight for themselves. However, I do have one point of contention with part of this post, and it is something that I hear very often when topics of abuse come up. An abused person, be it a child or adult, is not abnormal. To assume that all child abuse victims can never recover and be normal is labeling them into a category as if they are damaged goods, which is adding insult to injury. Any victim needs our understanding and help finding resources for which they can cope, not become "normal."
ReplyDeleteSabrina, I do agree with you, I never intentionally meant to label any victims as being abnormal; that was a poor choose of words on my part. What I meant to say is that these victims who had to endure such hideous crimes may need to undergo much therapy or be given much time to heal; but certainly with that being said, they can indeed lead normal and successful lives. These children should have never had to encounter such horrific acts and what angers me the most is that these innocent children had to cry in silence without anyone being reprimanded for what they did to them.
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