Posted
6/30/2004 09:14:00 PM
by Douglas
What could possibly be the motivation of suing a non-profit organization like the
Boy Scouts? They don't even have any cookie revenue?
The federal government and the state of Utah sued the Boy Scouts of America on Tuesday for nearly $14 million to recover the costs of a 2002 fire at a Scout camp.
The lawsuit alleges that about 20 Boy Scouts ages 11 to 14 were left without adult supervision for a night outside an approved campground. Some of the boys built fires that were left to smolder and spread across more than 14,000 acres, the lawsuit says.
Ok, so maybe they were at fault, but it's not like the Boy Scouts are the
only source of forest fire. Does that mean the federal government is going to hold a cloud liable if lightning starts a fire?
Damn, I
wish that was a dumb question.