mjbrox said:that is one of the dumbest opinions I have ever heard. I do not even know where to begin.
You are right, you do not need a club to go camping etc, but it is good to have group to help plan trips and socialize with other children your own age.
The creepy men who want to touch kids, all I have to say to that is FUCK YOU! Honestly I take that shit personal these days. That kind of stuff almost never happens and it is wrong to act like the Boy Scouts is an infestation of gay child molesters. Seriously, please stop saying it. It is not true and you know it.
You clearly do not know much about scouts and again peoples experience will be different based on what troop they are in. My troop was great and we were very active.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110316/ap_on_re_eu/eu_netherlands_pedophile_ring
Police say international pedophile ring smashed.
The majority of the 184 people arrested so far are suspected of direct involvement in sexually abusing children, They include teachers, police officers and scout leaders. One Spaniard who worked at summer youth camps is suspected of abusing some 100 children over five years.
I rest my case.