I missed out on Scouts myself. The issue with pedophiles in the Scouts goes back a lot further than 2020. The scoutmaster in my local area was convicted in the 80's and that put my parents off the whole thing. Really, any organization which puts people in a position of power over kids is going to have to deal with that problem. When my own kids were old enough, we gave Cub Scouts a go. They seemed to have reasonable protocols in place to avoid putting kids in danger, but neither child took to it anyway. We also didn't mesh well with the "No really, we don't push religion. But let's all pray to yahweh" vibe. Also, the Scouts seemed truly talented at making camping and hiking not enjoyable.

We had our kids give it a shot because we really did feel that there are some good life lessons to be learned in the scouts. And it also gave the kids more opportunities to make friends and socialize. But, in the end it wasn't for us. I wouldn't begrudge someone who enjoys it and wants to do it though.