New York City
insists
on treating Lisa Davis and Lisa S Davis as the same person, even
after they have both explained the problem.
One is white and one is black. The black one gets frequent fines from
the racist state for a variety of tiny offenses, which remain on the
other one's record and threaten to mess up her life.
This case joins many others to demonstrate that pleading guilty to try
to make trouble go away can blow up on you. They offer you a deal and
they don't tell you the fine print.
I wonder if Lisa Davis can get her name changed to Lisa Other Davis
while letting Lisa S Davis keep their own shared official identity.