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[Michael Williams]

John —

Perhaps we should deputise ARIN employees as federal law enforcement
officers, provide them training and firearms, and let them root out
the rampent abuse in IP allocation. I think people would think twice
if they knew lying to ARIN was lying to a federal agent. They also
wouldn’t want the ARIN SWAT team breaking down their door with a
search warrant taking away their belongings.

Thoughts? I mean ARIN already does perform many functions you expect
from a law enforcement body but does so with greater success,
efficiency, and grace.

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> On 15 May 2019, at 10:28, John Curran <jcurran at arin.net> wrote:
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>> On 15 May 2019, at 2:53 AM, Michael Williams <michael.williams at glexia.com> wrote:
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>> Hi John,
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>> I’m confused... how is ARIN *not* a law enforcement body? I’ve always been told to believe ARIN enforces the rules of the internet.
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> Michael -
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>    ARIN doesn’t enforce “rules of the internet” – we enforce Internet number registry policy; i.e. a much smaller matter which simply relates to the registry of unique numbers that help make the Internet run.
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>    We fulfill our mission that same way nearly every other organization does – by entering into contracts and enforcing those contracts via arbitration/litigation.
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>    Law enforcement is a different matter: it’s about enforcing the laws that are adopted by government, and therefore apply to all folks without any need for a contract or consent.
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> Thanks!
> /John
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> John Curran
> President and CEO
> American Registry for Internet Numbers
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