spaf@gatech.UUCP (Gene Spafford) (05/06/84)
(This is a reply to an article in net.people. I also am sending it to
net.legal and net.news for reasons which should be obvious after
reading my reply.)
Let me just point out that the request for a marriage of convenience to
help beat immigration laws is against federal law. Anyone responding
to the request is guilty of conspiracy to violate immigration laws -- a
felony of some consequence. Furthermore, there have been multiple
cases where foreign nationals have been deported (and the marriages
legally annulled?) despite marriage to a US citizen. Your friend
should inquire about becoming a permanent resident or seeking political
asylum, despite the possible repercussions. The use of fraud to obtain
citizenship can result in her forcible deportation at a later date if
it is discovered, as well as prosecution against yourself and anyone
else involved.
Believe it or not, the mere fact that machines on the net have passed
along your request may possibly make the netnews administrators of
those machines fellow conspirators -- they have assisted you in an
attempt to break federal law, although it was not active assistance.
Although I am sure that you meant well, you have just used Usenet to
solicit others to join a conspiracy to violate federal laws.
PLEASE do NOT use the net in this manner. It threatens us all.
Requests for contract killers and arsonists, broadcasts of classified
material, and attempts to solicit fellow conspirators are all
inappropriate for the net.
--
Off the Wall of Gene Spafford
The Clouds Project, School of ICS, Georgia Tech, Atlanta GA 30332
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"Give me a lever long enough, and a place to stand, and I'll break my lever."matt@oddjob.UChicago.UUCP (Matt Crawford) (05/07/84)
I can't believe that usenet people could possibly be held responsible for a crime planned on the net. By analogy the phone company would be co-conspirators in any crime planned on the telephone! ___________________________________________________ Matt Arpa: Crawford@ANL-MCS.ARPA Crawford UUCP: ihnp4!oddjob!matt