08-04-2003, 02:58 PM
Junksiege,
You did the right thing. Not only that but I commend you for having the courage to do that. As a former scout leader I can say that I too was quite often disgusted by the lack of leadership diplayed by so many of the other so called scout masters. But I think that what you saw is a reflection of a bigger picture of society. Personal responsibility is not in fashion anymore. For some reason people in general seem to feel no responsibility to anyone but themselves. In other words, most people these days must be compelled to do what they should. 12 year old kids(the scouts themselves) are that way by nature. But there is no excuse for the adults out there. Laziness and selfishness are at the heart of this. That how the world is becoming. You did the right thing Junksiege. If you had not done it, that leader would not have been compelled to do any more than he did. Lets hope he learned something. Maybe next time you could get a troop number and report them to their council. Maybe that would motivate those bums in the future.
I am proud to say that our troop always left things better than we found it. The last half-hour of every one of our camps was dedicated to picking up trash, no matter who left it. Often we were in an established Forest Service campground, and the camp hosts were usually very surprised to see us cleaning up THE WHOLE CAMPGROUND. He got many sincere thanks. I don't know if the scouts learned anything, but we tried our best to send the message.
I also want to mention that I am very impressed with many of the BFT members who make cleaning up after others part of their outings. Many, many times I've read posts where you REAL OUTDOORSMEN have picked up after pigs that had been there previously. I thank you.
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You did the right thing. Not only that but I commend you for having the courage to do that. As a former scout leader I can say that I too was quite often disgusted by the lack of leadership diplayed by so many of the other so called scout masters. But I think that what you saw is a reflection of a bigger picture of society. Personal responsibility is not in fashion anymore. For some reason people in general seem to feel no responsibility to anyone but themselves. In other words, most people these days must be compelled to do what they should. 12 year old kids(the scouts themselves) are that way by nature. But there is no excuse for the adults out there. Laziness and selfishness are at the heart of this. That how the world is becoming. You did the right thing Junksiege. If you had not done it, that leader would not have been compelled to do any more than he did. Lets hope he learned something. Maybe next time you could get a troop number and report them to their council. Maybe that would motivate those bums in the future.
I am proud to say that our troop always left things better than we found it. The last half-hour of every one of our camps was dedicated to picking up trash, no matter who left it. Often we were in an established Forest Service campground, and the camp hosts were usually very surprised to see us cleaning up THE WHOLE CAMPGROUND. He got many sincere thanks. I don't know if the scouts learned anything, but we tried our best to send the message.
I also want to mention that I am very impressed with many of the BFT members who make cleaning up after others part of their outings. Many, many times I've read posts where you REAL OUTDOORSMEN have picked up after pigs that had been there previously. I thank you.
m
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