Police drop scout post over policy on gays

Police drop scout post over policy on gays


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SAN DIEGO — Police Chief Bob Burgreen severed the department’s ties to the Boy Scouts of America on Tuesday because the organization discriminates against homosexuals. Burgreen said he


ordered police officials to return a charter to operate a police Explorer post for the Boy Scouts. The San Diego Police Explorer Post has been a part of the department for more than 25


years. Burgreen said he acted after learning that local Boy Scout officials had removed El Cajon Police Officer Chuck Merino as adviser to that city’s Explorer troop after Merino


acknowledged that he is homosexual. MORE TO READ