As a Boy Scout, I always appreciated the basic ethic of wilderness protection and survival skills that the organization appeared to embody. Sadly, the institution seems to have been preaching one thing, whilst practicing something altogether different, as we learn in this video from Stephen Colbert. As Stephen says, “The Boy Scouts of America proudly raise the Scout sign and tell their own conservation code to read between the lines.”
~ Rob Edward
For those who want to know more, the Seattle Post Intelligencer did a great story on the issue. Click here to read the story.