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Old Tue Mar 11, 2003, 11:41am
Striker991 Striker991 is offline
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Question Re: Here's Oregon's law

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Originally posted by Mark Padgett
(b) Is a member of, or registered by, a local, state, regional or national organization that engages in providing education and training in sports officiating
Why is this limitation necessary? This could be dangerous..if someone is operating in an official capacity but not a member of an association, they wouldn't be covered under this clause. It is possible the limitation was necessary to prevent the misuse of this law during pick-up games and other playground-type activities. However, what if John Smith was once a member of an organization, had to quit, but happened to attend a game that came up short an official? He volunteers to help out, then is assaulted by an irate player. Would he be covered? By this wording, he wouldn't be.

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