[Noisebridge-discuss] Noisebridge Department of Homeland Security

C C crisachow14 at gmail.com
Fri May 15 19:27:57 UTC 2009


You really think that because it actually isn't a real government issued
document that the cops won't go around and tsar you?  I mean, hell, you can
get into a 'lot of trouble' already even without getting the look alike
government issued document.


On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 12:22 PM, aestetix aestetix <aestetix at gmail.com>wrote:

> 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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>>
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