[MR] article about lawsuit and BOD

[Michael Beedy]

I have not read the Pres. of the BoD's livejournal page, but I would imagine that something like that would be said and/or written out of frustration but not seriously an option.  Taking away children's activities would kill the present and future of the SCA and I am sure the Pres. and the rest of the BoD know that.  
   
  Lord Sebastien

Alex and Kier Kenlon <alexandkier at gmail.com> wrote:
  In short...we might as well kiss the children's activities goodbye. After
reading the president of the BoD's livejournal page, he is actually
considering suggesting submitting to the Board that we eliminate any and all
activities for anyone below 18 or emancipated minors.

Which would protect us from lawsuits such as this...in much the way that not
getting within 50 miles of a swimming pool will protect one from drowning in
said pool.

On the other hand the children's programs are attracting more and more
people and allowing people who dropped out of the SCA while they're raising
their children to come back to play knowing that there is a structured
activity that the children can enjoy while Mommy and Daddy are off in the
kitchen cooking feast, running troll (excuse me..."SCA event check-in and
fee collection area") or any of the hundreds of activities that people get
involved and enjoy at events.

One wonders what's next. Somebody decides to sue the SCA because he broke
his hand fighting? And don't think the waiver will protect, there are many
cases where someone signed a waiver and still successfully sued someone.

Anyone out there working on Temporal Physics? We need you to hurry up and
invent the time machine so we can convince the lawyers that interpretative
dance would be a more rewarding field than Law.

Alsandair O'Caiondealbhain
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