Re: [lopsa-discuss] Awakening the activist wing of LOPSA? (Was: Re: activism)

[Doug Hughes]

On 1/31/2011 3:58 PM, Aaron McCaleb wrote:
> Yes, Matt.  But the second item after that is:
>
> "I will educate myself and others on relevant laws, regulations, and
> policies regarding the performance of my duties."
>
> Though I will admit it doesn't explicitly state that "I will comply
> with all relevant laws, regulations and policies."  But knowledge of
> all relevant laws does imply at least some obligation for compliance.
>
> We cannot presume that our code of ethics exempts us from compliance
> with locally applicable law, statutes and regulations.  That is a very
> dangerous line to walk.  Even a refusal to take action can constitute
> a violation of local laws, regardless of whether we recuse ourselves
> or not.
Especially when the laws are made by the people who are asking you to 
shutdown the Internet (authoritarian regime), and more than your job may 
be at stake, in some cases... In many/most countries in this world, the 
Internet is controlled carefully by the country.
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