[Stone Mountain]

Sounds like the fagg@ts can do to the little boy scouts just what they wanted to do in the first place.

What does this mean?

I don't get it -why the hostility? The BSA went out of their way to proclaim themselves a private group (which they were entirely within their rights to do so). Having done that, I don't see why they should expect the City of Berkeley to pay for their docking fees, any more than the city should pay docking fees for any other yacht club that docks in the Marina.

[Taiwan Bocks]

I get it, 'docking fees!'

You're a riot!

[meandog]

I don't get it -why the hostility? The BSA went out of their way to proclaim themselves a private group (which they were entirely within their rights to do so). Having done that, I don't see why they should expect the City of Berkeley to pay for their docking fees, any more than the city should pay docking fees for any other yacht club that docks in the Marina.

Good point!...and, being a private enterprize, the Sea Scouts are perfectly in their rights now to expect payment when they assist AIDS-riddled old hippies across the Berkeley streets.

[PeoplesRepublicOfWashington]

I don't get it -why the hostility? The BSA went out of their way to proclaim themselves a private group (which they were entirely within their rights to do so). Having done that, I don't see why they should expect the City of Berkeley to pay for their docking fees, any more than the city should pay docking fees for any other yacht club that docks in the Marina.

The city was not paying the Scouts' docking fees. They were waiving the fees in exchange for rocks. I think the city should return all the rocks they've taken.

And what do you mean by saying the BSA "went out of their way to proclaim themselves a private group"? They are a private group. Always have been a private group. I don't think they had to go out of their way to proclaim the obvious. Sounds like you have an agenda.

[VRWC_minion]

I don't see why they should expect the City of Berkeley to pay for their docking fees, any more than the city should pay docking fees for any other yacht club that docks in the Marina

I agree, so long as they don't give discounts to other organizations.

[zip]

Why the hostility?

How about this?? "rocks for docks," in which the Scouts allowed Berkeley to take rocks from one of their camps to create fill at the marina in exchange for the free berths.

[saminfl]

Having done that, I don't see why they should expect the City of Berkeley to pay for their docking fees, any more than the city should pay docking fees for any other yacht club that docks in the Marina.

Didn't the article say there was a quid pro quo with the city where the scouts did something with rocks to help fill a part of the marina?

So now the city is reneging on that in order to help the FAGGOTS.