[Noisebridge-discuss] Noisebridge Department of Homeland Security

[aestetix aestetix]

What does "in trouble" mean? As far as I can tell, it's not illegal. It may
look very close to a government issued document, but if it doesn't claim to
be one, and isn't impersonating one....

On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 12:16 PM, C C <crisachow14 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Even though it sounds like an interesting idea, I feel like this stuff
> would get you in trouble mad fast.
>
>
> On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 12:01 PM, aestetix aestetix <aestetix at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> I saw this on Boingboing:
>> http://jwz.livejournal.com/1046225.html?nc=23
>> (DHS photography license)
>>
>> and thought.... if the license were not a US government document, it would
>> be totally legal.
>>
>> What if we formed a Noisebridge Department of Homeland Security, and
>> issued our own legal licenses allowing us to do things that DHS is saying we
>> can't? It's not forging a government document, because no such document
>> exists. It's not impersonating a government employee, because we would be
>> doing it under the guise of Noisebridge.
>>
>> I don't know how wise it would be to present a NBDHS photography license
>> to a law enforcement officer and expect to not make him mad, but it's a very
>> interesting legal question.
>>
>> aestetix
>>
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