Oops! Sorry for my last post, didn't see this in time.
Richard
http://www.n7tgb.net/ www.n7tgb.net
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From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Scott Zimmerman
Sent: Monday, August 11, 2008 2:04 PM
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Registered Sex Offenders - CLOSED
OK. I thought that the requests from a few members would have sufficed
to
close this thread. Apparently you guys don't play well at the
policing
yourselves game after all. So
AS MODERATOR AND LIST OWNER - THIS THREAD IS NOW CLOSED!
Scott
Scott Zimmerman
Amateur Radio Call N3XCC
474 Barnett Rd
Boswell, PA 15531
- Original Message -
From: MCH [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:mch%40nb.net
To: Repeater-Builder@ mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com
yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, August 11, 2008 3:58 PM
Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Registered Sex Offenders
In the USA, anyone can sue anyone at any time for any reason.
They don't have to even have a valid case to file a suit. Granted,
it
won't 'go far', and they will most likely lose (unless you get a
judge
who likes to make law rather than interpret it), but they can still
file
against you.
So, while you are correct about the fact that under FCC rules you
can
restrict anyone from using your station, he is correct that they can
file suit even though you're completely in the right.
In fact, it's more likely your FRRL could get sued for holding
meetings
at a location that is inaccessible by the offender. It would seem to
be
the same basis as the handicapped have used for years to
successfully
sue places that were not accessible to them, and while you can
legally
prevent someone from using your transmitter, there is less grounds
for
excluding someone from a social club such as the FRRL.
While I can sympathize with your situation, read the first line of
this
post.
Personally, I've only banned one person from my repeaters, and it
was
because they willfully interfered with other operators (and were
cited
by the FCC for doing so).
Joe M.
Paul Dumdie wrote:
The gentleman who says that you will end up
on the wrong side of a lawsuit is just plain wrong.
The repeater trustee may limit access by licensed
amateurs to a repeater for any reason - any at all AND
the is no recourse by the excluded amateur. Since the
FRRL Aurora IL has families with children and minors
who are amateurs we exclude all sex offenders from
our membership.
Also -we hold meetings in public places known under
Illinois law as safe zones from which sex offenders
are excluded; they cannot be full voting members.
Again, the gentleman who mentioned lawsuits is
completely blowing smoke - the banned amateur excluded
from repeater access has no legal standing - period -
end of story
Paul R. Dumdie Jr. 73
W9DWP/R IRLP-NODE-4455
443.025/2A 145.270/1B/1Z/NAC-293
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