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Boy scout injured by catapulted potato sues organization

by City News Service • May 30, 2019

LOS ANGELES – A lawsuit was brought against the Boy Scouts Thursday on behalf of a youth who was injured in the left eye by a catapulted potato during an overnight troop camping outing in Santa Clarita in 2017.

The Los Angeles Superior Court negligence suit names as defendants the Boy Scouts of America Western Los Angeles County Council, the Boy Scouts of America and the Greater Santa Clarita Optimist Club and seeks unspecified damages on behalf of the boy, a minor whose age is not specified in the complaint.

A representative for the Boy Scouts of America Western Los Angeles County Council did not immediately reply to a request for comment.

According to the lawsuit, Boy Scout Troop 499, operated by the Western Los Angeles County Council and sponsored by the Greater Santa Clarita Optimist Club, had an overnight camping event, dubbed the Troop 499 Zombie Overnighter, at Hart Park in Santa Clarita on Nov. 4. 2017.

Several activities were planned for the scouts and for the Cub Scout Webelos who were invited to attend, and all of the events were under the guidance of a scoutmaster, who was in charge of the troop’s activities and the safety of the scouts, according to the lawsuit.

One of the activities planned for the overnighter was the catapulting of potatoes using a makeshift slingshot, according to the suit. The troop’s scoutmaster, who was in charge of coordinating the event and was responsible for making sure it was conducted safely, failed to take reasonable steps to protect the scouts, such as obtaining protective eyewear, and the plaintiff was struck by a potato in the left eye as a result, the suit alleges.

The suit alleges “the plaintiff suffered, and continues to suffer from, physical and emotional injuries, including disfigurement.”

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Filed Under: Home, Los Angeles County, Politics

6 comments for "Boy scout injured by catapulted potato sues organization"

  1. ouchless says

    May 31, 2019 at 12:59 pm

    and this “boy scout” and many others like him will now join Pansies of America! Stop coddling your kids people. This child should never be allowed to participate in any sports lest he be injured during a game or match and then the coaches and schools and school districts will all be sued. Geesh!

  2. Robert says

    May 31, 2019 at 10:55 am

    People from Santa Clarita are so entitled.

  3. Potato says

    May 30, 2019 at 10:16 pm

    It is all fun and games until someone gets a catapulted potato in the eye.

  4. Tom says

    May 30, 2019 at 8:35 pm

    Kid can’t eat chips anymore he’s got the PTSD. I wonder how many other lawsuits this kids parents have or had going. I don’t know which one is worse this French fry lawsuit, or the husband and wife who had the construction worker jump onto their car and got millions. This kid is going to get paid while the current and future scouts now will have to shoot cotton balls from a straw till another kid gets his eye stabbed by the straw. Accidents are accidents if it didn’t take a life let the kids play. I bet it was the damn kids fault anyways.

  5. Gisell says

    May 30, 2019 at 3:19 pm

    courage, compassion, citizenship, a positive attitude, cooperation, resourcefulness, honesty and apparently how to sue

    • Laughing says

      June 3, 2019 at 8:46 am

      Legal Eagle badge?

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