[Ansteorra] Bad things

[Judie Willey]

Well spoken Lady Kandyce!!
Hadassah


On 5/15/07, kandace harris <thetexladi at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
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> Two more of my cents:
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>       Please understand this.... Back ground checks may only weed-out 25%
> of bad people and of that 25% maybe 5% would fall under sexual misconduct.
> It's the 75% you have to be worried about . The reason....Most child
> molester count on fear, guilt, and intimidation to keep from being caught.
> So most of them , get away with it time and time again.
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>     Get a group of 20 adult together and ask, "How many were molested as a
> child and how many told an adult about it." The answer would shock you .
> Most children who were molested ...never tell...or wait until they are
> adults to tell. So, don't think a "back ground checks" will guarantee that
> safety net for the children.
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>      Being a former M.O.C. officer on a Local, Regional, and Kingdom
> level, we were informed about this when it happened and in all of the
> kingdoms , we, the M.O.C.s',  started trying to put safeguards into
> place.  One of the ideas we, Lady Isabelle and I  came up with was to have
> Artisans (Peers,Laurels, any A&S'er) come and do demos for the children. Not
> only would it educate but it would have given Us (M.O.C.'s) at least one
> or two more adults there with "eyes and ears' which would be a safe guard
> for the kids. Also, keep in mind that the sexual assaults happen, not at an
> event , but at that persons home.  We are not perfect but we can be very
> careful.
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>        As adults, almost all of Us play this game because , if for no
> other reason ...We have this desire for "Honor". That will always work in
> Our favor. As Honorable adults, start watching ...open your eyes and ears
> .....We need to wake-up and pay attention...Even if you are not a parent.
> We're always saying that the "Children are our Future". Well it's true and
> we must be more prudent with our future.
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>   Back Ground checks...wonderful.... , that will weed out some. The rest
> is left up to Us . "We" are at these events , not the police. It will be up
> to Us to do a good job. And if we do a good job then it will be that much
> harder for someone to get a chance to molest a child.
>
>   We all know the BOD will come up with some general rules to follow and
> that's a good thing . However , Ansteorra (and other Kingdoms of course)
> must take an active role in this.
> We need to implement safe guards our selves. We might want to consider
> putting together a "panel group" to come up with our on personal safe guards
> along with the BOD recommendations. I know there are M.O.C.'s out there
> that have good ideas we can use.
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>     In the end , it is up to Ansteorra to make sure this does not happen
> here. These are Our Children. They are counting on Us to protect them. We
> are their life line. As Honorable people , what else can do ?
>
>   InServiceAlways,
> To the Kingdom and to the Children,
> Lady Kandyce of Oakclyffe
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> Mike Wyvill <wyvillmike at hotmail.com> wrote:
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> >The Board is already working on a background check policy. But
> >frankly, requiring a background check for someone whose sole
> >interaction with children is marshalling them on the field in front
> >of the Crown, the Baron and dozens populace members is absurd. Next
> >you'll be saying that you need a background check before you can
> >accept water from an underage waterbearer.
> >
> Are you absolutely certain that would be the only contact? I don't believe
> this person in the East did anything in front of all those witnesses but
> at
> his parent's home.
>
> Lord Engenulf de Vienville
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>                  It's nice to be Important ...But....It's more important
> to be nice...Ldy, Kandyce of Oakclyffe
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> You see, in the final Analysis,...
> It was never between you and them...
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