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This reminds me of the crazy schemes from the Freeman on the land-movement. ”The person committing the fraud was startup CEO Elizabeth Holmes, who is in no way
by nikanj 3y ago
This reminds me of the crazy schemes from the Freeman on the land-movement. ”The person committing the fraud was startup CEO Elizabeth Holmes, who is in no way connected to Liz Holmes, sweet mother of two”
Trying to claim that your crimes were committed by a made-up fictional person doesn’t really work, unless you’re shooting for an insanity plea
- jl6 3y agoIt seems to work for the sex offenders that change their name after being caught: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-64760314.amp https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-64760314.am...
- formerly_proven 3y agoMaybe Civil law countries were right about this and you shouldn’t be able to change your name without a significant reason.
- red-iron-pine 3y agoYou need a reason in several US states, and have to be approved by a judge. Some give more leeway than others, but you can't just roll up and ask to have your name changed to "Tequila Slammer Johnson III" without some damn good reasons. But if you want to change your name from Jessica Smith to your middle name, and thusly be Amanda Smith, that might fly. Doubly so if you have a stalker ex with restraining orders. Plus I'm not really cool with the idea of you being forced to have a name. You didn't choose it, your parents' did, and they may not have been in sound mind (or have ever been in sound mind, for that matter). If I'm an adult and can vote, drink alcohol, operate motor vehicles, etc, why can't I chose my own name? We let people choose their own pronouns, are you forcing people to use a dead name now, too?