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It shouldn't be a criminal offense. It should be a civil tort. Please explain the rationale of using jail to punish someone for lying on a resume. How does tha

It shouldn't be a criminal offense. It should be a civil tort. Please explain the rationale of using jail to punish someone for lying on a resume. How does that make the world a better place?

tantalor 13y ago
Possibly because you can put lives at risk by lying. Suppose I falsely claim I know CPR. My employer is now not liable if I fail to perform CPR correctly and kill somebody, since my fraud was criminal.
- TruthElixirX 13y ago
  You don't check a resume to see if someone is able to perform a task, especially CPR. There are certifications for that. Pretty much anything remotely safety critical these days relies on some sort of licensing, so you would have to create a fake document certifying yourself. Your example is so fucking contrived it isn't funny.
carlob 13y ago
Surgeon and civil engineer come to mind as rofessions where you can be criminally incompetent.
- TruthElixirX 13y ago
  Again, surgeons and engineers have to take certifications to prove they have the credentials they speak of. They would have to forge documents on top of lying on their resumes. You're really drifting from lying to fraud.
  - Someone 13y ago
    People can have certificates and be incompetent, and lie to get a job. See http://www.texasobserver.org/anatomy-tragedy/ http://www.texasobserver.org/anatomy-tragedy/ (discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6306289 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6306289) for an example of a surgeon who lied about the cause of medical complications.
mistercow 13y ago
Hold on though, are we talking about "should be legal" now or "is legal"? If we're talking about "should" then the answer to every question is that anything to nullify the credibility of the polygraph is good, and anything that strengthens its credibility is bad, assuming all other factors are equal.
VladRussian2 13y ago
>Please explain the rationale of using jail to punish someone for lying on a resume. MS lobbying in WA.

It shouldn't be a criminal offense. It should be a civil tort. Please explain the rationale of using jail to punish someone for lying on a resume. How does that make the world a better place?

tantalor 13y ago

Possibly because you can put lives at risk by lying. Suppose I falsely claim I know CPR. My employer is now not liable if I fail to perform CPR correctly and kill somebody, since my fraud was criminal.

TruthElixirX 13y ago
You don't check a resume to see if someone is able to perform a task, especially CPR. There are certifications for that. Pretty much anything remotely safety critical these days relies on some sort of licensing, so you would have to create a fake document certifying yourself. Your example is so fucking contrived it isn't funny.

carlob 13y ago

Surgeon and civil engineer come to mind as rofessions where you can be criminally incompetent.

TruthElixirX 13y ago
Again, surgeons and engineers have to take certifications to prove they have the credentials they speak of. They would have to forge documents on top of lying on their resumes. You're really drifting from lying to fraud.
- Someone 13y ago
  People can have certificates and be incompetent, and lie to get a job. See http://www.texasobserver.org/anatomy-tragedy/ http://www.texasobserver.org/anatomy-tragedy/ (discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6306289 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6306289) for an example of a surgeon who lied about the cause of medical complications.

mistercow 13y ago

Hold on though, are we talking about "should be legal" now or "is legal"? If we're talking about "should" then the answer to every question is that anything to nullify the credibility of the polygraph is good, and anything that strengthens its credibility is bad, assuming all other factors are equal.

VladRussian2 13y ago

>Please explain the rationale of using jail to punish someone for lying on a resume. MS lobbying in WA.