[Noisebridge-discuss] Noisebridge Department of Homeland Security

[Christie Dudley]

For the purposes of "political" protest, I find this interesting.

However, you'd have to make it like they make "funny money" - Stuff that
says "no value" and "not legal tender" all over it, etc.  I think I might
also place clearly and promienently on the "document" that it grants the
bearer no additional rights other than those which they already have.  That
alone should say something about what the document is good for.

Christie

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On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 12:27 PM, C C <crisachow14 at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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