The LAPD has decided to end a program established in the 1940s with the Boy Scouts of America citing the Scouts anti-gay membership policies. The Explorer's Program, started in 1949 has "served since 1962 as a means of giving youth interested in law enforcement practical experience by allowing them to assist the LAPD with crowd monitoring, clerical work, and other tasks." The program is being revamped and will exclude the Boy Scouts because of their exclusion of gays, atheists and agnostics. Openly gay Police Commissioner Robert Salzman said that the new program, which he has helped to create, would be "as good or--I’m confident--better than the program it replaces." Police Commissioner Alan Skobin adds, "it’s bittersweet in the sense that the Boy Scouts or Learning for Life have been part of this for a long time--in name only--but the LAPD is committed to a better program and we can do that without having discrimination." The Boy Scouts have long held their outdated, idiotic policies and it's about time a respected, legitimate organization made them accountable for it. There is no room for intolerance, especially when molding the minds of our future citizens and leaders. The Scouts have no current plans to change their moronic rules. [source][image]
Monday, December 28, 2009
LAPD SEVERS TIES WITH BOY SCOUTS CITING ANTI-GAY POLICY
The LAPD has decided to end a program established in the 1940s with the Boy Scouts of America citing the Scouts anti-gay membership policies. The Explorer's Program, started in 1949 has "served since 1962 as a means of giving youth interested in law enforcement practical experience by allowing them to assist the LAPD with crowd monitoring, clerical work, and other tasks." The program is being revamped and will exclude the Boy Scouts because of their exclusion of gays, atheists and agnostics. Openly gay Police Commissioner Robert Salzman said that the new program, which he has helped to create, would be "as good or--I’m confident--better than the program it replaces." Police Commissioner Alan Skobin adds, "it’s bittersweet in the sense that the Boy Scouts or Learning for Life have been part of this for a long time--in name only--but the LAPD is committed to a better program and we can do that without having discrimination." The Boy Scouts have long held their outdated, idiotic policies and it's about time a respected, legitimate organization made them accountable for it. There is no room for intolerance, especially when molding the minds of our future citizens and leaders. The Scouts have no current plans to change their moronic rules. [source][image]
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