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> "It is illegal to install structures or art without authorisation on federally managed public lands, no matter what planet you're from," the department said.
by teucris 6y ago
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"It is illegal to install structures or art without authorisation on federally managed public lands, no matter what planet you're from," the department said.
- nwsm 6y agoDon't tell Banksy
- mhh__ 6y agoOr my personal favourite "artist" Wanksy who draws (if he's still going) penises on potholes because they are then considered obscene and therefore will be fixed by the local council
- grishka 6y agoRussian variant of it: if your local authorities aren't cleaning snow, just write "Навальный" on it and it'll be gone at the speed of light. (Navalny is the leader of opposition.)
- ozim 6y agoDownside is that family in the building next to that text is gone as well at the same time.
- qz2 6y agoA friend of mine in Watford had some Wanksy art done in his street and they cleaned off the art and left the pot hole there another year...
- lozaning 6y agoHe should have called Dominoes: https://www.pavingforpizza.com/ https://www.pavingforpizza.com/
- dwaltrip 6y agoThat’s actually genius. A true civil hero.
- gibolt 6y agoHow would they know the laws of federally managed public lands on other planets?
- barbecue_sauce 6y agoIgnorance of the law is no excuse.
- thayne 6y agoProbably everyone is a criminal, because no one knows what all of the laws are.
- shiftpgdn 6y agoThat's the point. The government can compel you as they please under threat of harsh criminal punishment. For example, did you know it's illegal to lie to an FBI agent? Think of how many things could easily be misconstrued as lies in a normal conversation. Introduce yourself to an FBI field agent as a "Jim" when your given name is actually "James"? You've just committed a crime punishable by up to a year in prison.
- schoen 6y agohttps://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1001 https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1001 It has to be "knowingly and willfully", "in any matter within the jurisdiction" of the government. While this is much broader than most people might realize or expect, it probably doesn't extend to using a nickname in a conversation when the agent hasn't asked you your legal name as part of an investigation! (But the breadth of this kind of rule is definitely a reason that people are discouraged from consenting to an interview with law enforcement without a lawyer present.)
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- chooseaname 6y ago
- riazrizvi 6y agoInvents interstellar travel. Travels 17,000 light years across the universe. Places art work as token of greeting. First contact with human civilization. Alien scientists begin deciphering message. "It reads, 'I am from the Bureau of Land Management...'"
- dvtrn 6y agoLet me know when this novel is finished. You've got me hooked already.
- nullIsAnObject 6y agoDon't panic... I'm sure the rest of that story is out there somewhere. ;)
- MisterTea 6y agoSpoiler alert: 42.
- OnlyMortal 6y agoPeople of Earth, your attention please,’ a voice said, and it was wonderful. Wonderful perfect quadraphonic sound with distortion levels so low as to make a brave man weep. ‘This is Prostetnic Vogon Jeltz of the Galactic Hyperspace Planning Council,’ the voice continued. ‘As you will no doubt be aware, the plans for development of the outlying regions of the Galaxy require the building of a hyperspatial express route through your star system, and regrettably your planet is one of those scheduled for demolition. The process will take slightly less than two of your Earth minutes. Thank you.’
- tekronis 6y ago"Final Offer": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rv8kOzRZK8g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rv8kOzRZK8g
- dustinls 6y agothat said, come forward please so we know who did it!