While I fully support protecting children or anyone else from abuse of any kind, I think this whole background check will kill the Young Eagles program. I have volunteered at several events as ground support(my plane is single seat) and have seen the smiles from kids after their flights concluded. That said I think of what happens when a dog hurts a child or adult for that matter-the dog is often euthanized. I would be ok with that when it comes to pedophiles but it won't happen in today's society where nobody is responsible for their actions. If punishments were known to be more severe for certain crimes, those crimes might go down-just saying.

Loren Sievila
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