When the only crime is having a common name

I thought everyone here would find this interesting: http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/02/22/10477309-its-not-me-im-not-a-felon-when-the-only-crime-is-having-a-common-name

Obviously in the second case, where the guy’s cousin used his name, having a common name wasn’t the problem. I have a co-worker with a very common name who was nearly arrested once because someone with the same name was wanted for a serious crime. [name]Just[/name] remember to Google your child’s full name before you settle on it!

I often google the name possibilites for fun. [name]Just[/name] to see who else is named the same, and such.

If I end up marrying my current boyfriend, I’ll have no worries with duplicate names. His surname is unique.

My brother shares his name with a criminal in Australia, which is crazy because we have a very unique last name in most parts of the world, but not in [name]Ireland[/name]. So to have someone like that in Australia of all places is kind of neat.

I always google name combinations just in case, but we have a very distinct Ukrainian last name, and an unusual taste in names, so I would be beyond flabbergasted should someone with an unsavory past popped up on google! The chances of that are so slim!

I have almost the same name as an American child star [name]Ebonie[/name] [name]Smith[/name] (I am [name]Ebony[/name] [name]Smith[/name]) and at my high school theres a [name]Emily[/name] smith but I am Australian so my mum had no idea