[MR] Curiosity

[Christofe DuBois]

And yet, Hrothgar, it is the same power that any BoD of any corporation holds.

The issue is that, as members of the company, we agree to abide by the company's rules.  If the company sees fit to dismiss an employee, they can do so- whether our mundane companies or the company called the SCA.  The Board, while possibly disconnected a certain amount from the day-to-days of some of the populace, has never struck me as particularly unfair or vindictive.  They do, however, have to protect the image and best interests of the company and its employees as a whole.

And, according to all the corporate attorneys with whom I've spoken, a sexual harassment claim, no matter the circumstances, is a serious, expensive issue that demands immediate resolution.  The Board cannot take the chance the claim may not be valid, because were it to happen again...

Plus, we have no idea what actually occured.  There are only a handful of people who do, and only one of them is talking, so we're only getting one biased opinion.

We pay our dues. We trust the Board.  And life moves along with a minimum of disruption.

-Christofe
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Thorgrimm at aol.com 
  To: atlantia at atlantia.sca.org 
  Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 6:55 AM
  Subject: Re: [MR] Curiosity


  In a message dated 2/1/02 12:39:06 AM Eastern Standard Time, mungoe1 at msn.com writes: 



    How can the BoD make rules and descisions stick in other countries/states? 

    For instance I know that the laws pertaining to minors participating in contact sports and martial arts with adults are way differant here in Virginia, N. Carolina, and S. Carolina then in California. Janine, our resident lawyer, looked into that very heavy. However it appears we are being held to California's laws pertaining to "Boffer" fighting and minor authorization. Why can't each Kingdom go with the laws within their own state, and or country? Even if we screw up and break a law in Virginia, we would not be prosicuted or have a lawsuit brought against the Society under California law, but Virginia. 

    Also what about other countries? If this Count had been Banished in say Drakenvald, how would the BoD have enforced it if the Kingdom desided to go it's own way, and let him play under a "dispensation"? 




    You have to keep in mind that the SCA is ultimately a corporate entity. They operate throughout the country by the laws of the state in which they are incorporated. Groups outside of the United States are actually affiliates of the SCA and are ultimately not legally bonded to them. Canada, a good chunk of the West Kingdom, and Drachenwald are pretty much autonomous. 
     The power that the BoD has is that they legally ARE the SCA in regard to forming policy and administering to its members. Their greatest weapon is the fact that the corporate entity, embodied by the BoD, owns everything that has SCA on it. The money in your local group's account, the loaner armor and supplies purchased with SCA funds, and anything that has been donated to your local groups are all, legally speaking, owned by the board. If you don't play the game the way they want you to they can step in and banish everyone, take all the toys and go home. 
     I'm not certain, but I believe that all names and titles that our members have and hold are "owned" by the SCA. If we split off and formed a new group we could not legally keep using them. 
     If someone is R&D'd and they come to an event anyway, the BoD could, and probably would, do the same to the autocrat, troll, and any local group officers who were even peripherally involved. 
     That seems like an awfully large amount of power for a small group of people with only themselves to answer to. 

  Hrothgar 
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