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From The Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — The Boy Scouts of America deflected questions about a report suggesting it is considering seeking bankruptcy protection, though the head of the organization said it is exploring “all options” as it tries to stay afloat while facing sexual abuse lawsuits and dwindling membership.
“I want to assure you that our daily mission will continue and that there are no imminent actions or immediate decisions expected,” Chief Scout Executive Mike Surbaugh said in a statement issued Wednesday evening.
Surbaugh was responding to a Wall Street Journal report that the BSA, founded in 1910, had hired a law firm to assist in a possible Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing. He described the report as “news speculation,” but he acknowledged that the group is “working with experts to explore all options available” as well as the pressures arising from multiple lawsuits related to past instances of sexual abuse.
“We have a social and moral responsibility to fairly compensate victims who suffered abuse during their time in Scouting, and we also have an obligation to carry out our mission to serve youth, families and local communities through our programs,” Surbaugh said.
COMMENT:-
For some reason the "We have a social and moral responsibility to fairly compensate victims who suffered abuse" coming from the BSA sounds suspiciously like the "We have a social and moral responsibility to fairly compensate victims who suffered abuse" coming from the RCC Inc..
Not only that, but both organizations appear to be doing everything possible to ensure that they, and their administrators, are as "judgment proof" as possible so that there simply won't be any assets with which to fulfil that "social and moral responsibility".
None of the above can (or should) be taken to mean that I don't think that the BSA has, ON BALANCE, been a long-term force for the improvement of the youth of the country (once it got over Lord Baden-Powell's silly scheme to use "Scouting" as a preparatory stage for military service), it simply means that I find the "We have a social and moral responsibility to fairly compensate victims who suffered abuse" statement to ring hollow in light of the actions of the current leadership of the BSA.
The same applies equally (absent the "preparatory stage for military service" bit) to the RCC Inc..
PS - The Chief Scout Executive receives an annual salary of $1,577,600
Boy Scouts’ money struggles: Is bankruptcy an option?
NEW YORK (AP) — The Boy Scouts of America deflected questions about a report suggesting it is considering seeking bankruptcy protection, though the head of the organization said it is exploring “all options” as it tries to stay afloat while facing sexual abuse lawsuits and dwindling membership.
“I want to assure you that our daily mission will continue and that there are no imminent actions or immediate decisions expected,” Chief Scout Executive Mike Surbaugh said in a statement issued Wednesday evening.
Surbaugh was responding to a Wall Street Journal report that the BSA, founded in 1910, had hired a law firm to assist in a possible Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing. He described the report as “news speculation,” but he acknowledged that the group is “working with experts to explore all options available” as well as the pressures arising from multiple lawsuits related to past instances of sexual abuse.
“We have a social and moral responsibility to fairly compensate victims who suffered abuse during their time in Scouting, and we also have an obligation to carry out our mission to serve youth, families and local communities through our programs,” Surbaugh said.
COMMENT:-
For some reason the "We have a social and moral responsibility to fairly compensate victims who suffered abuse" coming from the BSA sounds suspiciously like the "We have a social and moral responsibility to fairly compensate victims who suffered abuse" coming from the RCC Inc..
Not only that, but both organizations appear to be doing everything possible to ensure that they, and their administrators, are as "judgment proof" as possible so that there simply won't be any assets with which to fulfil that "social and moral responsibility".
None of the above can (or should) be taken to mean that I don't think that the BSA has, ON BALANCE, been a long-term force for the improvement of the youth of the country (once it got over Lord Baden-Powell's silly scheme to use "Scouting" as a preparatory stage for military service), it simply means that I find the "We have a social and moral responsibility to fairly compensate victims who suffered abuse" statement to ring hollow in light of the actions of the current leadership of the BSA.
The same applies equally (absent the "preparatory stage for military service" bit) to the RCC Inc..
PS - The Chief Scout Executive receives an annual salary of $1,577,600