In the last week I have read two articles about deaths in Boy Scout activities that make me wonder what has happened to their philosophy of being prepared. I was a Boy Scout for several years in my early teens, and I know we were always taught to look for what could go wrong and be ready for that and more!
The first incident happened at the Jamboree in VA. Four adult Scout leaders got killed when the pole they were using to erect a tent touched a power line and electrocuted them. CNN Report
This happened a day after another Scout died from an apparent heart attack at that same event.
The day after the electrocutions, hundreds of Scouts became ill from heat exhaustion and some had to be hospitalized. CNN Report
In today's news we learn that a Boy Scout and a Scout leader were killed by lightining in CA, with seven others injured by the storm. USA Today report
The Scouts have been plagued by scandal in the last few years; this week has been a tremendous blow to the Scout organization. I cannot excuse the deaths of seven people associated with the Scouts movement.
It is time for the Scouts organization to take another hard look at what they do and how they do it — what they are doing right now is killing people and that is unacceptable!
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