Stamets@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 4 days agoKing forgot his crownlemmy.worldimagemessage-square77fedilinkarrow-up1817arrow-down117
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minus-squareonslaught545@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up5·3 days agoNot 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-down1·3 days agoIt 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-up3·3 days agoIt’s still using deception for material gain. Just because it’s harder to scam someone without dementia doesn’t make it not fraud.
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.