Jeff Ream Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 Sounds like the future of drum writing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garfield Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 If you guys think that DCI isn't paying now for the insurance against collision/injury liability now, you need to take a "Basics of Insurance" class. They can't hide a $10mm organization even if they wanted to (they don't) and the moment they inquired about said liability the reality of the odds of an accident were laid bare for all to see. In fact, much like your homeowner's insurance you hope you never need, DCI has likely already paid ahead in spades for a potential settlement. To change the rules now would leave insurance premium moneys on the table uncollected. To be smart, they'd change the policy AFTER the claim, not before it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garfield Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 The best percussion field judges still get in the way at times. Certainly not as bad as the gentleman from Saturday. Even Jeff P. has done it. Every drum judge does it if they are aggressive in getting out there. Heck even drum corps techs get in the way during rehearsals sometimes right:) Getting in the way is not the same as having a collision, of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garfield Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 Really? You're saying the guys who write for Reading or the Cabs or C2 are dumbing down their books because there is no field judge? You don't think those guys write notes because it's fun for the members to play? I think you're giving the opinions of judges way too much credit and relevance when it comes to what guys are gonna write. Sorry, but the dollar-driver is not as large in DCA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corpsband Posted July 27, 2016 Author Share Posted July 27, 2016 So who was liable in 2010 When no one ran into the kid?? Who would have been liable in 2014 when no judge caused the drum to fall off? Say your beloved Ben steamrolls Ed Hocule this fall in a Steelers/ Ravebs game? Who is liable? The judge so to speak is to be out of the way in football too You can't compare the drumcorps to the NFL. (and the team would still take care of player). Who are you? Brasso?? lol 2010 wasn't caused by a drum judge or DCI employee. If he had been standing the edge he still could have retrieved the drum. g/s/m 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corpsband Posted July 27, 2016 Author Share Posted July 27, 2016 Tob got you at best one read before ACC's. You think Jeff or Allan fly in the day they work with no reference? Plus time and experience you learn to pick and choose your spots. They still miss a lot and they still disrupt. Sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corpsband Posted July 27, 2016 Author Share Posted July 27, 2016 Yeah not like corps couldn't get sued for things that happened in the past. Or housing sites or bus companies or volunteer cooks that botched a meal or a grocery store that sold bad tuna or... yep. most corps could be put right under by an unfortunate incident where negligence could be found. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corpsband Posted July 27, 2016 Author Share Posted July 27, 2016 (edited) If you guys think that DCI isn't paying now for the insurance against collision/injury liability now, you need to take a "Basics of Insurance" class. They can't hide a $10mm organization even if they wanted to (they don't) and the moment they inquired about said liability the reality of the odds of an accident were laid bare for all to see. In fact, much like your homeowner's insurance you hope you never need, DCI has likely already paid ahead in spades for a potential settlement. To change the rules now would leave insurance premium moneys on the table uncollected. To be smart, they'd change the policy AFTER the claim, not before it. insurance won't protect you from negligent behavior. and all the liability aside -- it STILL disrupts the performers. Edited July 27, 2016 by corpsband Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garfield Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 (edited) You can't compare the drumcorps to the NFL. (and the team would still take care of player). Who are you? Brasso?? lol 2010 wasn't caused by a drum judge or DCI employee. If he had been standing the edge he still could have retrieved the drum. g/s/m ...any more than you can compare the drum writing of '90's corps to today's corps. 2010 certainly exposed a "liability" though, didn't it? And it was determined to be no liability, wasn't it? Maybe, but you don't know that he'd have gotten there before someone else fell over it. Heck, I've seen more MM's go down this year tripping on tarps than I have ever seen as a result of a collision with a field judge. But the corps have obviously investigated and discounted the liability of using tarps. Sorry, more like high/low/outside. Edited July 27, 2016 by garfield 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garfield Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 insurance won't protect you from negligent behavior. and all the liability aside -- it STILL disrupts the performers. Wait, now it's disrupting the performers? Now there's a strawman! Did you get that directly from the Academy snare in the picture? I'll give you the BOTD that you meant performance, in which case you're still wrong. I hardly see field judges anymore, there's so much other stuff going on simultaneously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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