Earlier this week I wrote about a man who was arrested for taking a picture of an open ATM in a public place. This fake DHS license is designed for this type of situation.
https://gizmodo.com/man-threatened-arrested-for-taking-picture-of-open-atm-5250851
In the event you’re stopped by overzealous law enforcement or security officials attempting to enforce fictitious laws, I’ve designed these fictitious and official-looking Photographer’s Licenses. If you have Adobe Illustrator, you can download the EPS vector art file and print your own. You’ll need a photo of yourself, and OCR (or a similar font) to fill in your personal information.
Ever since September 11th, rent-a-cops and actual cops alike have been enforcing non-existent laws with regard to taking photographs of subjects that some might consider a security threat. Granted, displaying a falsified Department of Homeland Security ID in an attempt to dodge these “rules” is most certainly going to get you in a world of trouble that far exceeds taking an innocent photograph. Two stupids don’t make a right my friends. [Matthew Williams Design via JWZ via Boing Boing]
Update: Matthew Williams asked us to take down the image for now while he figures out some legal stuff. Will update as we hear more.
