Penknives may have formed as much part of the scouting experience as badges and campfires, but according to advice from the Scout Association they must no longer be brought on camping trips, except when there is a “specific” need.Brits do love their stabbings, but this is crazy talk. Safety is drilled into the heads of Boy Scouts when it comes to pocket knives to almost absurd levels. Boy Scouts aren't interested in knife fights, all they want to do is pointlessly whittle twigs and branches. Just like me when I was 10 or 11. Or like you. There comes a time when we need to trust our sons, and if we're concerned that Boy Scouts will become homicidal maniacs during a troop campout we have much bigger problems.
So when was the last knife-wielding Boy Scout arrested for murder during a campout? Like never ago?
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For those who don't know, Scouts are taught about the "blood circle" when handling pocket knives. While whittling, an imaginary radius is drawn around the whittler. Anyone stepping within arms length of the whittler is in the "blood circle" and all of the grownups IMMEDIATELY warn both parties.
"Jimmy, you're in Steve's blood circle!"
Repeat of comment from last week --
Boomers to Kids: Do as I say, not as I do or did.
Nuff said. But thanks for reminding us what a hypocritical, overprotective, almost paranoid generation these people comprise. Next, try to find a story where the post-middle-age codgers complain about kids having sex. :-p
Lou could the problem be that scouts are not removing children with "problems" from the program fast enough? Don't know, but something must be going on because I don't think kids have changed, so perhaps it is the program itself?
"Jimmy, you're in Steve's blood circle!"
My kids yell that when I have the remote.
For more stupid scouting stories, this time in the US, check out this story from Pennsylvania, where the municipal employees union is upset that an Eagle Scout project made improvements to a city park http://www.mcall.com/news/all-a8_5scout.7084728nov15,0,6238384.story
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