Anti-Imposter and Liar Act--revised

[Danihel Laurieir]

I intend to submit this to the SOS for inclusion in the next clark. It's one of the three "anti-jerk laws" I proposed in a earlier thread here. It's revised to address some of the criticisms made of the first draft. If you've got more comments, make them now.


ANTI-IMPOSTER AND LIAR ACT

WHEREAS, dishonest people may attempt to create multiple identities to apply for Talossan citizenship or to use as "sock puppets" in the Kingdom's internet forums;

WHEREAS, dishonest people may attempt to hijack the identities of real citizens to vote on their behalf or to make public comments in their guise; and,

WHEREAS, the current laws of the Kingdom do not expressly forbid such forms of dishonesty,

THEREFORE: the Ziu hereby enacts the following:

Clause 1: Except as provided in Clause 2, whoever does any of the following is guilty of a crime subject to punishment by banishment, revocation of citizenship, any combination of civil disabilities and any other authorized punishments as described in 35RZ34:

(a) Makes any fraudulent or dishonest claims or statements on his or her application for citizenship, including his or her claims or statements to the Cort, the Immigration Minister and any deputies of the minister or to Cosa members.

(b) Uses another person's identity or uses an identity that creates the impression of another person to post or convey messages via email or on any public forum.

(c) Creates, for purposes of claiming citizenship or with the intent to deceive or mislead other Talossans, more than one identity for use in the Kingdom of Talossa, excepting name-changes that replace an earlier name previously held by the same person.

Clause 2: Officials of the Kingdom of Talossa who create or use false identities as a means to investigate suspicious citizenship applications or other activities involving fraudulent or misleading identities or statements may, if prosecuted under this act, claim exemption from the provisions of this act by demonstrating that any subterfuge employed met all of the following criteria:

(a) Was in response to a suspicious circumstance, as reasonably understood;

(b) Was reasonably expected to be effective in uncovering fraud; and,

(c) Was used only for a brief time and limited to discovering suspected fraud.

Uréu q'estadra så: Danihél Lauriéir (Member of the Cosa)

[Brad Holmes]

That second clause is a great addition of counterespionage provisions. But I think that any officials engaging in a hunt should make it known to... somebody. And that somebody should authorize an investigation. While I have total faith in our current cabinet, the possibility exists that it could be misused. Or there is the possibility that citizens perceive the false identity, blow the whistle against the government's fake identity, and ruin the government's investigation.

I'm not intending that the whole Ziu be informed (OPSEC and all), but they should probably be informed at the conclusion of any investigation.

This is outside the scope of the law, but maybe the "spy boss" should be a new cabinet position, or collateral duty for an existing cabinet member? An intelligence agency of sorts?

[Trotxâ]

thebrad said:

This is outside the scope of the law, but maybe the "spy boss" should be a new cabinet position, or collateral duty for an existing cabinet member? An intelligence agency of sorts?

Elementary, my dear Holmes -

In addition to the Bureau of the Navy, the Ministry of Defence also has a Bureau of Military Intelligence. The "spy boss" is the head of that Bureau. That might be the person to receive the appropriate Clause II notifications, and then to brief the Ziu.

The only problem that I can see is that for reasons of Operational Security, we can't make public the name of the "spy boss". I hope you'll trust your Minister of Defence when I tell you that the incumbent is doing a great job.

M. Betiñéir, Defence

[Brad Holmes]

Again, total faith!

[Danihel Laurieir]

Here, in response to the excellent critiques it has received, is the final version of this bill. Sir SOS please include this version in the Clark for November. Thank you.

ANTI-IMPOSTER AND LIAR ACT

WHEREAS, dishonest people may attempt to create multiple identities to apply for Talossan citizenship or to use as "sock puppets" in the Kingdom's internet forums;

WHEREAS, dishonest people may attempt to hijack the identities of real citizens to vote on their behalf or to make public comments in their guise; and,

WHEREAS, the current laws of the Kingdom do not expressly forbid such forms of dishonesty,

THEREFORE: the Ziu hereby enacts the following:

Clause 1: Except as provided in Clause 2, whoever does any of the following is guilty of a crime subject to punishment by banishment, revocation of citizenship, any combination of civil disabilities and any other authorized punishments as described in 35RZ34:

(a) Makes any fraudulent or dishonest claims or statements on his or her application for citizenship, including his or her claims or statements to the Cort, the Immigration Minister and any deputies of the minister or to Cosa members.

(b) Uses another person's identity or uses an identity that creates the impression of another person to post or convey messages via email or on any public forum.

(c) Creates, for purposes of claiming citizenship or with the intent to deceive or mislead other Talossans, more than one identity for use in the Kingdom of Talossa, excepting name-changes that replace an earlier name previously held by the same person.

Clause 2: Officials of the Kingdom of Talossa who create or use false identities as a means to investigate suspicious citizenship applications or other activities involving fraudulent or misleading identities or statements may, if prosecuted under this act, claim exemption from the provisions of this act by demonstrating that any subterfuge employed met all of the following criteria:

(a) Was in response to a suspicious circumstance, as reasonably understood;

(b) Was reasonably expected to be effective in uncovering fraud; and,

(c) Was used only for a brief time and limited to discovering suspected fraud.

(d) Can demonstrate that Prime Minister authorized the subterfuge and that the Minister of Defence and the Uppermost Cort were informed of the subterfuge.

Uréu q'estadra så: Danihél Lauriéir (Member of the Cosa)