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Originally posted by macallan25
You are making an argument out of an unknown situation....you can't just say, "oh, well, if a kid dies of heart failure from overexertion then you and all of your brothers are going to be sued and lose all of your money." I assume both of you are talking about law suits. Its really idiotic to even say something like that and not take into account the situation, setting, parents feelings, etc.
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Idiotic as you may find it--national officers and volunteers are in the "business" of protecting the organization from liability. They probably aren't going to spend much time trying to justify why something happened, but be more concerned that it did. And counting on grieving parents to care about what action is taken against a chapter is a gamble I wouldn't want to take. In my research, the courts have shown favor toward national organizations that act swiftly in cases involving injury or death, usually closing the chapter so that there is one less entity to sue or find liable.
Its not that you absolutely will get sued--its that it could happen. And that is what national organizations are trying to prevent--so yes, you may find the rules and definitions extreme, but they are in place at the advice of lawyers and others in order to protect our organizations and our members. The additional benefit is that they also encourage our organizations to adopt programs that will help our members and chapters develop.