Stamets@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 4か月前King forgot his crownlemmy.worldimagemessage-square76fedilinkarrow-up1824arrow-down118
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minus-squareknight_alva@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up15·4か月前Your grandma having dementia changes the formula a bit.
minus-squareonslaught545@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up5·4か月前Not really, no. It’s still using deception for material gain through gift giving. Maybe it’s more of an extreme case, but I was being hyperbolic.
minus-squareknight_alva@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·4か月前It is materially different because a person with dementia can’t legally advocate for themselves so it is easier for an action against them to be considered a crime.
minus-squareonslaught545@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4か月前It’s still using deception for material gain. Just because it’s harder to scam someone without dementia doesn’t make it not fraud.
Your grandma having dementia changes the formula a bit.
Not really, no. It’s still using deception for material gain through gift giving. Maybe it’s more of an extreme case, but I was being hyperbolic.
It is materially different because a person with dementia can’t legally advocate for themselves so it is easier for an action against them to be considered a crime.
It’s still using deception for material gain. Just because it’s harder to scam someone without dementia doesn’t make it not fraud.