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  1. 3 minutes ago, Kamarag said:

     

    Lest anyone think Philly.com is some goofy blog site, it is most certainly not. It's the Philadelphia Inquirer, a paper with a rich history of excellent investigative reporting, and an reputation for rooting out corruption. I guarantee you this article went through a very lengthy and thorough, and exhaustive fact-checking process.

    All of this. I understand the story will get more legs very soon (as in this weekend) and I feel that both YEA and DCI (if not all corps) really need to have solid statements out before Sunday morning. 

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  2. 2 minutes ago, mingusmonk said:

     

    The article makes it clear that the attorney representing the victims set terms in order for them to be heard by an investigation. It had to be independent. And George needed to be suspended first, or they would not participate. Implying that the organization cannot be trusted to operate an independent investigation with George working day -to-day. The board did not agree to these terms.

    Thanks, I didn't grasp that part of the article on first read.

     

  3. 1 minute ago, Tommeee said:

    To be fair, the newspaper did not find "evidence".  They found people who would talk.  It's important to realize that it isn't the same thing.

    Also, I'm not saying I don't believe it.  That's not for me to say, one way or the other.  

    Agreed, but the article also mentioned that no women spoke with the board. That makes me wonder if they were approached, if they didn't trust the board, or something else. 

    Whatever happens, this is a pretty critical time for DCI. The corps and high school band world is so very intertwined, this has to be handled properly or there will be long-term repercussions.

    For just one example, it's already hard enough to find housing for all corps at all shows. Having something like this hanging over the activity will only make it that much harder, especially if it's not handled well. 

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  4. Just now, Tommeee said:

    The Cadets are bigger than GH.  They will survive this.  Drum corps will survive this.  Perhaps everything will be better off in the long run.

    I agree that the Cadets are bigger and should survive this. How it is handled going forward will determine if that actually happens. And yes, I agree that things should be better in the long run as this is something that has been around the activity for decades. It's about time to clean it up. 

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  5. 5 minutes ago, mingusmonk said:

    Certainly nowhere near the emotions that the Riley twins, Debra Barcus, Megh Toth and his other victims have been experiencing for decades. And as with many perpetrators, I would suspect the fact that he got away with it so long only caused him to be more confident in continuing to do so. He probably wasn't too worried.

    Exactly. I am having very little sympathy towards anyone who (allegedly) did this or allowed it to happen. I am far more concerned with the victims here. Nine women spoke out now, I have to wonder how many more may finally feel safe enough to do so now that the story is out there. 

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  6. Came here for the first time in a long time, was similarly surprised that you had just posted this. As I mentioned elsewhere, I doubt that this is a problem limited to the Cadets, and I hope that our entire activity does some deep soul searching on this matter. I hope that every incidence is completely and fairly investigated, and any proven offenders are punished severely, including lifetime bans from the activity. 

    Anything less than that could mean the end of our activity. 

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  7. At Big, Live, and Loud, the third volume of the Essentials DVD was highlighted, which to me was all but an advertisement which made me wonder if they would be available again in the near future. I guess they are. Word to the wise: buy now. They may not be available forever.

    Yup. As soon as I saw this post, I ordered Essentials 3. Too many great shows on that one to not own it.

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  8. I assure you that they are just as competitive as other corps, they simply are hindered by their decision to keep the corps accessible, therefore sacrificing early season rehearsals. As far as making the cut for Friday, this is the first time since they moved to World Class that they haven't done so, so I am not sure where that came from.

    I guarantee those kids are heartbroken (or at least were last night, I just saw a video of the run they did today and it seemed like they were just fine) but they will move on.

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  9. They contend that "back in the day, you could close your eyes and you would know who was on the field by the style of music and the way they played", and you cant do that anymore. They could not be more wrong. I could pick them all out by just listening last night, but watching is so much better!! Because each corps does this differently......and it is awesome!

    Couldn't agree more with this bit.

  10. I personally don't know any further info. But I would not be surprised that DCI committee would document in whatever way necessary in order to turn there evidence and conclusion into Tony DiCarlo and the Inquisitors so as to negate protests and because the campus is quite large and Tony isn't everywhere.

    Hmm, I guess you are saying the Periscopes work both ways.

    Heh. :) Good point about documenting it as well. I am sure that BD (or OC) won't make that mistake again.

  11. No one except the DCI roving committee folk supervising the park.

    Oregon Crusaders also got hit. Phantom Regt. was said to have been hit several seasons back. It's not a new or unusual policy at championships. They also have DCI "secret police" standing at the field gates actually counting how many members take the field so that no one has more than 150. Happens every year.

    While this makes sense at face value, why was there a video turned in, and to whom? I would assume that if there were roving DCI folk that they could enforce such a violation without need of video. (I realize I am making assumptions, just curious is all).

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