Subject: Let's debate: Should Amateur Radio be made a free for all?
From: Mike Coslo
Date: 5/9/2004 9:21 PM Central Standard Time
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Steve Robeson K4CAP wrote:

From what I read in the papaers, it's getting harder and harder for
the
Scouts to find leaders who want to be leaders and not molesters....

It's an unfortunate situation. I've worked with kids before, and have
gone through the pertinent background checks. In most respects, it's no
big deal.

Yep.

CAP instituted it's background check program over 15 years ago and it's
worked well.

It is getting harder to find people that will voluntarily go through
such things anymore though.

All they have to do for us is go to the local SO or PD and get the prints
done. Here in Franklin County, TN, the local SO will do it for free.

Think of it. You could be a perfectly normal person, but one dumb
clerical error could not only keep you from coaching your kid or being a
merit badge counselor, but ruin your entire life! Its not likely to
happen, but.....

My concern is what people today call "child abuse"...

We see "abuse" in the ER all the time that is nothing of the sort...It's
estranged parents arguing over who's the better parent or trying to use Junior
as a pawn in thier on-going domestic disputes...Most of the time the "charges"
are on the person who thought to bring charges second...

The BIG problem is getting that crap cleared off...Even if no actual
charges are substantiated, there's always a record of "allegations" that are
out there...The "innocent until proven guilty" thing sounds good as the
disclaimer on an episode of "COPS", but unfortunately is not necessarrily a
fact of life.

It's harder to get people to help period!

Yep. "Everybody" wants "Somebody" to "do it", but "Nobody" has the time to
do it.

73

Steve, K4YZ