Document-based authentication failures
So, if you don't have an insurance card handy for when it's time to re-register your vehicle, it's permissible to just make one with your favorite document editor and your favored insurance company logo at the top. The logo seems to be key -- the county worker's eyes went straight to it, and she didn't bother to really read the rest of the surrogate card I produced (so she didn't notice that I spelled "license" wrong).
This is no big shocker, I'm sure, but I haven't posted here in a while and I had to renew my car registration today (which was late, because I never drive the car, which would explain why I didn't have an insurance card handy).
I'm sure this "proof" wouldn't fly if you tried to present it in court after being pulled over, but that's not my problem today.
Identity documents for voting in a more interesting precinct requires even less work. Rightly so, of course -- a fake voter is not a problem that current voting systems put priority on.
This is no big shocker, I'm sure, but I haven't posted here in a while and I had to renew my car registration today (which was late, because I never drive the car, which would explain why I didn't have an insurance card handy).
I'm sure this "proof" wouldn't fly if you tried to present it in court after being pulled over, but that's not my problem today.
Identity documents for voting in a more interesting precinct requires even less work. Rightly so, of course -- a fake voter is not a problem that current voting systems put priority on.
Labels: beaurocracy, document authenticity
