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6th March 2023 - Disgust and Disappointment ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Last Friday I received a phone call from a fellow Scout leader which has spent my head spinning between disgust and disappointment. Turns out that a Scout leader in the local area had appeared on a paedophile hunter Facebook page. It appears he had been sending messages to a 15 year old boy about meeting up. This particular person was someone who I have worked with professionaly and as a volunteer with. I looked up to him and thought he was a sensible voice to get advice from. This news has shocked me. I am surprised he could do or contemplate something so disgusting and debased. My mind has been spinning ever since. This has filled my mind and destroyed any spare thoughts. The video from the paedophile hunters is a hard watch. It shows a group confronting him on his doorstep. His wife comes out eventually and doesn't appear shocked. She is also heavily involved in local Scouting and another reason for the mind spinning. What if she knew and wasn't reporting? How could someone do that? I occasionally hope it is some sort of mix up. It probably isn't. The good news is that the police have been presented with evidence and are investigating. I have no idea if he has been arrested. I feel disappointed that someone could do something so wrong and disgusting. I feel disappointed that there is another occasion people can point to so they can justify their belief that all Scout leaders are paedos. We are not. We just believe that people need to learn skills for life and want to help them realise who they are. There is lots of wanting to scream into the void. This phlog post is one way to do so I suppose. Such horrific acts should not and cannot absorb our attention. Such horrific acts should not and cannot cancel out the good work many volunteers do. Such horrific acts should not happen but still do. We need to protect as many as we can and give everyone the opportunity to be their best. Fuck the disgusting abusive bastards for all of their harm. Do what you can to make life better in some way for everyone you can.