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If it were me, I'd be afraid the security agent would chose to be a dick and put me in jail for 24 hours for whatever motive he could think of. Also, the fake I
by S4M 12y ago
If it were me, I'd be afraid the security agent would chose to be a dick and put me in jail for 24 hours for whatever motive he could think of. Also, the fake ID thing is pretty risky.
- raldi 12y agoWhy? It's his real name and his real picture. What law is he breaking?
- DanBC 12y ago(I agree that he probably didn't break any laws. The ID thing is awesome, really funny.) "Laser safety officer" is a lie, and lying to federal officials is not legal.
- raldi 12y agoHow is it a lie? Poof, I just created "The raldi-DanBC Club" and as President I hereby bestow upon you the title of Laser Safety Officer.
- tedunangst 12y agoIt's generally illegal to impersonate an police officer, or other government official. Laser Safety Officer is a stretch, but consider Food Safety Officer ("I taste everything that comes out of the kitchen!"). This is where those fuzzy "reasonable person" tests start showing up, much to HN's dismay, where every legal problem should be decidable by a python script.
- raldi 12y agoBy what logic do you equate "Laser Safety Officer" with "government official"?
- tedunangst 12y agoThe government employs a great many safety officers. I doubt many people know all of them. A "reasonable person" may conclude, upon presentation of a "Laser Safety Officer" ID, that you are there on official business. Depends on context. It's not illegal merely to carry such an ID. It's probably not illegal to give one to a Secret Service agent, either, unless you're trying to deceive them, but that's likely skirting close to the edge.
- zevyoura 12y ago>The government employs a great many safety officers. So do private businesses.
- dalke 12y agoThe Laser Safety Officer for Rockwell Laser Industries - https://www.rli.com/resources/articles/laser_safety_officer.aspx https://www.rli.com/resources/articles/laser_safety_officer.... - is an example of a LSO in private industry. "Certified Laser Safety Officer" from the Board of Laser Safety ("It should be emphasized that a certificate awarded by the BLS does not constitute a license to practice, nor does it guarantee that a CLSO meets any federal, state or other requirements related to the practice of laser safety.") - http://www.lasersafety.org/uploads/pdf/clso_pp_manual.pdf http://www.lasersafety.org/uploads/pdf/clso_pp_manual.pdf . In other words, a 'Certified Laser Safety Officer' is not a government-specific designation. Turns out, there's even a Wikipedia reference to LSO, at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser_safety#Laser_safety_officer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser_safety#Laser_safety_offic... . "In many jurisdictions, organizations that operate lasers are required to appoint a laser safety officer (LSO)." with a link to a University of Chicago page at http://safety.uchicago.edu/tools/faqs/laser_safety.shtml http://safety.uchicago.edu/tools/faqs/laser_safety.shtml which says "only Class 3b and Class 4 lasers are to be registered with the Laser Safety Officer." (U. Chicago is another non-government organization with a LSO.)
- S4M 12y agoWell, I was once interrogated in a very unpleasant tone by a police officer at the airport of London Heathrow because I was carrying an empty baby buggy, since I was picking up my wife and our son from a trip. Basically I was suspected of attempting to kidnap a child, so now I try to make my encounters with police officers as short as possible.