Re: Our curator was not kidding! Message #3 Posted by James M. Prange (Michigan) on 20 May 2007, 10:02 p.m., in response to message #2 by Gerson W. Barbosa
Yes, the "Australian David Hicks" has occasionally been in the news for a few years now.
I think it rather ridiculous that "our Dave Hicks" had been on any kind of "watch list" while the other Dave Hicks was securely locked up at Guantanamo, but I could understand having that name "flagged" after the other Dave Hicks has been released. On the other hand, if a "bad guy" knows that law enforcement is watching for him, how likely is it that he'd be using his real name?
Yes, having a fairly common name could well lead to some unfortunate confusion. I know of at least one other person right here in Michigan who has an exact duplicate of my name, and I think a few others around the county, and I wouldn't have thought that my last name was all that common. Fortunately, it doesn't seem that any of us has ever been in any really serious trouble with the law.
Regards, James
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