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.
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I’m down to 28 now. Apparently some of them saw this thread …
Fraud in the sense that the guy is lying and profiting from it, sure. But the common / google definition of a word and the legal definition/ application of that word are two completely different things.
I mean the article itself is apparently satire so yeah.
I’m no legal scholar by any means but I think in America this would be a civil suit not a criminal case unless the amount of money involved was tremendous.
I won’t even try to guess how it would shake out in Japan.
Your grandma having dementia changes the formula a bit.
As I said in another reply, my thinking is thus:
It’s a poor definition because gift exchanges are strictly voluntary and non-reciprocal engagements. I’m not saying what he did was ok or even legal in other contexts. My only point is that I wouldn’t consider this fraud because the victims were not compelled to give. This isn’t a Nigerian prince scam where the victims were promised greater returns at a later date. These victims gave with the expectation of monetary loss.
It’s a poor definition because gift exchanges are strictly voluntary and non-reciprocal engagements. I’m not saying what he did was ok or even legal in other contexts. My only point is that I wouldn’t consider this fraud because the victims were not compelled to give. This isn’t a Nigerian prince scam where the victims were promised greater returns at a later date. These victims gave with the expectation of monetary loss.
Old carpet will show wear as people kick / drag against the backs of the steps. This is especially true for cheaper construction where the steps don’t have the typical overhang.
At the top-left corner of the image we see a support bracket for the hand rail. The orientation of this bracket only seems to make sense if we are at the bottom of the stairs looking up at the mattress. The shadow cast by the mattress also looks like the light is above and slightly closer to the camera.
If we were at the top looking down, that would imply that the hand rail brackets were sideways instead of being vertical, and that the light was mounted on the wall instead of the ceiling. I have seen stranger things in construction but it would still be strange and unlikely.
Hoping that isn’t real because that’s kind of an f-ed up definition for fraud. Also, what a legend.
The brand name is far from the point here but why bother when “grumble grumble America bad” is an option.
Nope! Just a single hole they do all of their business through called a cloaca. Birds are like this too (because birds are reptiles)
Memes about the suffering of the innocent don’t actually help either. If your feeds were just a firehose of misery you are ultimately powerless to change, all that would do is hurt you.
I’m not saying we should be ignoring the wrongs of the world. All I’m saying is that there is a time and a place for moths.
knight_alva@lemmy.worldto Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world•"And my dick fucks your wife more than you do. What's your point?"91·1 month agoSo you are fiscally irresponsible and you are proud of it? Good to know…
My god! He’s done it!
I respect your opinion. I don’t feel the same.
Valid. I just lack general faith in the practice of voting with your wallet. My default assumption is that it takes an unreasonable amount of persistence and coordination, and that the majority of people either don’t know or don’t care about whatever issue is being considered.
Remember when apple started getting dinged for programming their batteries to fail artificially and making them unnecessarily hard to replace just to force more people to upgrade?
Mark my words. That trick is coming soon to a Tesla near you.
Help me step bro I’m stuck in the washing machine!