Erik, you are exactly right. SPOC is well-maintained and everyone involved goes far beyond the letter of the law to insure user and guest safety. Nobody took Ralph seriously back then. We thought his reaction was considerably extreme. Nobody else followed his example. On Mon, Jun 16, 2008 at 12:54 PM, <erikhansen@thebluezone.net> wrote:
Attorney's on our list might choose to chime in on this, seems there are a few.
Seems individual negligence would be hard to pin on the club. Our liability exists but Ralph's point of view seems extreme. We do have insurance, I wonder if this does not increase our chance of being sued, if this becomes common knowledge.
If a member, lost their temper and assaulted people, at a Star Party, we may have a problem. Board Members probably have a greater burden on this matter. I also get nervous when ladders and darkness are combined.
Bruce does an outstanding job of taking reasonable proactive measures to facilitate safety at SPOC. Negligence does not exist at SPOC.