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   From: e@t.beef   
      
   "sdgreen"  wrote in message   
   news:saVij.5758$wx.2969@pd7urf1no...   
   >   
   > "Chom Noamsky"  wrote in message   
   > news:lRUij.4408$vp3.1548@edtnps90...   
   >> "Karen Gordon"  wrote:   
   >>> (K): .... and then think again about ducking under tapes and jumping   
   >>> over   
   >>> fences that were put there to protect you.   
   >>   
   >> They are there mostly to protect the resort corporations from lawsuits.   
   >> When you buy that lift ticket read the fine print - you're assuming   
   >> responsibility for all risk and harm that comes to you.  The only way the   
   >> corporation can be held responsible is by proving gross negligence.  One   
   >> way to do that would be failing to mark the boundaries of dangerous   
   >> areas.   
   >>   
   >   
   > So you think it is ok for people to go out of bounds then?   
      
   In legal terms, no, when you buy a pass you agree to the terms of usage and   
   they are usually quite explicit.  In terms of whether people have a right to   
   take personal risks, yes, as long as you're not creating undue risk for   
   others.   
      
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