"In a 2-to-1 ruling, the appellate court said that if the law were held constitutional, many everyday lies could become criminal acts." (New York Times, Wednesday, November 3, 2010)
I cant imagine how out of control this could become. I also think that it is not fair to have someone lie on their application, think how out of control that could become if people can get away with lying for a job or college. When I was a G.M. I would look to see if they had any special acheivements, and or clubs and all of which can be lied about. I think it is the responsibility of the employer to follow up in reference to what they put on their application. When I hired if they put they were in a club or activity, I would ask them about the activity in detail. As someone should do in reference to being in the military, ask them questions. I mean we could perhaps have it be something that you can list if you can provide written documentation of it, but then the problem is what if that documentation is false as well. Now days anything is possible on the computer. I personally am not sure what the right answer is to this issue, because jail time for a harmless lie. Then I think about it and I imagine it no different then lying about a crime that may have been committed and not documented or lying about your name and social ect. This one is tough!
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