Darryl wrote: > Unfortunately, all I draw from this is that it is good to have no > [documented] > qualifications of _any_ kind: paddling, first aid, survival, etc. If > I can "prove" I am unskilled, then I cannot be held liable for > allowing someone else to do something stupid. And, this situation is intolerable ... how do we get out of this conundrum? There must be a way to undo or ameliorate all of the case law which has established this legal "principle." Like Darryl, I have a completely undocumented quiver of skills ... which makes me less exposed to liability than someone with advanced certificates. And, I should feel good about this? -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Jul 08 2005 - 17:33:43 PDT
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