[MR] Waterbearing going forward.

[Kelly Keck]

On Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 3:56 PM, <sigrune at aol.com> wrote:

> "...my answer to that is pretty much summed up by Lord Mungoe's quote:
> "If there is ever a lawsuit or suits involving the passing of bad water
> it will name the person handing out the water, the barony, the event,
> Kingdom, Society, and the State issueing the permit for the event as a
> mass regardless of the BOD's policy. THis allows for a bigger payout
> for the lawyer and person suiing, and a more likely hood of settling
> out of court."
>
> If there is a lawsuit, the individual will likely be sued either way
> (along with the SCA itself and probably the event site for good
> measure).  Currently, that individual has some protection from the SCA,
> as they're acting in an official capacity.  When it's not an official
> capacity, they're on their own..."
>
> By your own words and Lord Mungo's that you quoted, no they would not,
> if they are named sperately, they would not have the protection of the
> Society... (That would be the purpose of naming them seprately... to be
> able to extract money directly from them.)


If an officer of the SCA is sued, the SCA's insurance covers that.  The
phrasing in the society seneschal's handbook is "warranted officer," so that
appears not to apply to waterbearers, except in kingdoms where they might
have to be warranted or when the chirurgeon, a warranted officer, is running
waterbearing.  The handbook makes no mention of officers not being covered
if they're named separately, so by removing the possibility that
waterbearing will be done by an officer acting in an official capacity, the
SCA does leave that person on their own.  Previously, they might or might
not have been, depending on their status.

Adriana