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minus-squareonslaught545@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up0·18 hours agoSo, it’s not fraud if I tell my grandma with dementia that it’s my birthday once a week so she keeps giving me birthday checks?
minus-squareknight_alva@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·17 hours agoYour grandma having dementia changes the formula a bit.
minus-squareonslaught545@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up0·13 hours 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-up0·13 hours 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.
So, it’s not fraud if I tell my grandma with dementia that it’s my birthday once a week so she keeps giving me birthday checks?
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.