Stamets to Lemmy [email protected] • 19 days agoKing forgot his crownlemmy.worldimagemessage-square78fedilinkarrow-up1823
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink15•18 days agoYour grandma having dementia changes the formula a bit.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink4•18 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-square@[email protected]linkfedilink4•18 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-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•18 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.
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.