Jeff Ream Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 starting with the Phantom and Cavies stories a few weeks ago, and now Spirit this week, two more stories came out today from kids in corps. ( links below). for the first time in my life, i am really wondering if DCI is worth saving. https://www.facebook.com/100001510672492/posts/4901150299945277/?d=n https://www.reddit.com/r/drumcorps/comments/s2jxo0/my_experience_marching_raiders_in_2019/ 1 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IllianaLancerContra Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 (edited) Thinking along the same lines Also, there is a recent Reddit post concerning abuse in Battalion as well. Edited January 13, 2022 by IllianaLancerContra 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Ream Posted January 13, 2022 Author Share Posted January 13, 2022 adding that link here. feel free to add more as you find them 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crownisking Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 This is both incredibly infuriating and sad. I hate to admit it, but you may be right. It’s getting harder and harder to see a future for the activity. I can’t even imagine how many other stories there are out there that have yet to be told. I’ve said this in another thread but it bears repeating. If I had a child, specifically a daughter, there’s no way I’d feel comfortable letting her march in a corps after reading about the horrible things that take place. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FTNK Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Yep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimF-LowBari Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 And DCI and the corps involved keep talking around criminal acts that have life long damage to the survivors. Close down and clean house or just close down. Ability to trust is gone… 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cainan Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 It's getting to the point where when you try to find positives, it's merely trying to defend the indefensible. Burn it all down. 1 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Ream Posted January 13, 2022 Author Share Posted January 13, 2022 2 hours ago, Cainan said: It's getting to the point where when you try to find positives, it's merely trying to defend the indefensible. Burn it all down. I said recently it’s easier to find a list of corps that don’t have ( to date) issues brought forward. And of the 3 I posted, 2 were after dci made the new rules currently slapping Spirit on the wrist 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smug Trumpet Guy Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 I think we all knew this sort of thing was happening behind closed doors in drum corps. The show designs have gotten increasingly ridiculous to the point where it's not an endeavor worth pursuing from an artistic standpoint along with member safety. Hopefully dci will do us all a favor and fold 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waliman4444 Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 if what we've been told from multiple sources is true, I have to agree with Jeff..I thought the stuff I saw BITD was bad, but since I never toured as such, these revelations are just plain gross..And if the flagship corps are about this B.S then I don't want my grandkids marching DCI unless and until these criminal behaviors are exorcised..peace 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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