Why do assassins have three names?

[meesterperfect]

When has anyone ever referred to these men by their full name?

no offense but ulysses's post was semi relevant.
the reason why this three name assassin thing exists is for the reasons i stated above.
that's all there is to it.

 

[abejarano12]

I think that is just for people to remember the names better.

 

[~~whimsy~~]

It makes me glad I do not have a middle name.

 

[Elwood70]

Oswald didn't kill Kennedy.

 

[Ulysses31]

When has anyone ever referred to these men by their full name?

They probably will do if they ever end up in court. I think on any legal issues you always use a persons full name so considering you had referenced convicted killers or those accused of doing so they are likely to use the full name, it simply means a lot of people have middle names which they don't allude to themselves but the authorities/media do when referencing them.

 

[Straight Shooter]

no its more than that.
very few people are known by their full christian name.

it goes back to wilkes booth, so the media continued the trend in most cases, thats all.


due to the notoriety of and association with john wilkes booth as an assassin and as a bad person the media continued the trend to show evilness in the bad guy.
its almost a subliminal thing.


check this out:
An interesting case in point would be that of New York's so-called "Subway Vigilante" in 1984. When his actions were still viewed as a shocking unmotivated attack, the news media consistently referred to him by his full name, "Bernhard Hugo Goetz". However, as his story came out and public opinion shifted more and more in his favor, the news programs began calling him just "Bernhard Goetz" and finally "Bernie".


next?

I disagree. It's often assumed that three names are used to identify an infamous killer so as to avoid cases of mistaken identity—so other guys named Lee Oswald or John Booth wouldn't have their reputations damaged, for example. But some of the most famous three-named assassins identified themselves as such before they committed their crimes.

 

[Facetious]

Re: Why do assassins have three names?

It's a conspiracy by the criminal defendant establishment to make their clients sound more distinguished. :tinhat:

Further . . . you could have simply been "Icecold" . . . so why the 322? :dunno:

It makes me glad I do not have a middle name.

If your first name was "Eggbert" you wouldn't be so happy.

 

[Hot Mega]

I disagree. It's often assumed that three names are used to identify an infamous killer so as to avoid cases of mistaken identity—so other guys named Lee Oswald or John Booth wouldn't have their reputations damaged, for example. But some of the most famous three-named assassins identified themselves as such before they committed their crimes.

Who, Will E. Worm?

 

[Straight Shooter]

Re: Why do assassins have three names?


Further . . . you could have simply been "Icecold" . . . so why the 322? :dunno:

3/22=my birthday

 

[meesterperfect]

I disagree. It's often assumed that three names are used to identify an infamous killer so as to avoid cases of mistaken identity—so other guys named Lee Oswald or John Booth wouldn't have their reputations damaged, for example. But some of the most famous three-named assassins identified themselves as such before they committed their crimes.

respectfully that aint it.
the reason why is exactly as i posted in my 2nd post here.

who really cares if their names are the same as some common persons?
almost every name has a double.
some kind of hidden respect thing by the media?
respect for the other people named john booth and jared loughner?
no way.
and if that is the case why not apply that to every criminal or person that makes the news?
trust me the media doesn't care about that.
they care about people reacting to a name, becoming interested and watching, reading and buying their news

its like a pavlov and his dog type thing.

In this thread i know i am correct.
It goes back to the three named assassin of Lincoln and since then the newspapers and people in general automatically relate an assassin with a three named person.

this guy, jared, how many jared loughner's are there anyway?
we might get him confused with jared laughner the 3rd grade student from jerkwater usa?

just the fact that the media dubbed this guy a three namer so soon proves my point.
the bernhard goetz qoute i posted backs it up.
if it turns out he's not the guy he'd be plain old jared loughner once again

you all can make all the unfounded guesses you want here but i'm right in this case.
How do i reach these keeds?
:hatsoff:

 

[Straight Shooter]

respectfully that aint it.
the reason why is exactly as i posted in my 2nd post here.

who really cares if their names are the same as some common persons?
almost every name has a double.
some kind of hidden respect thing by the media?
respect for the other people named john booth and jared loughner?
no way.
and if that is the case why not apply that to every criminal or person that makes the news?
trust me the media doesn't care about that.
they care about people reacting to a name, becoming interested and watching, reading and buying their news

its like a pavlov and his dog type thing.

In this thread i know i am correct.
It goes back to the three named assassin of Lincoln and since then the newspapers and people in general automatically relate an assassin with a three named person.

this guy, jared, how many jared loughner's are there anyway?
we might get him confused with jared laughner the 3rd grade student from jerkwater usa?

just the fact that the media dubbed this guy a three namer so soon proves my point.
the bernhard goetz qoute i posted backs it up.
if it turns out he's not the guy he'd be plain old jared loughner once again

you all can make all the unfounded guesses you want here but i'm right in this case.
How do i reach these keeds?
:hatsoff:

I'm not guessing that the assassins chose to go by three names, it's a fact that they chose to identify themselves as such.

Oswald, for his part, appeared on the local Louisiana television program "Conversation Carte Blanche" in August 1963 to discuss his support for Cuban president Fidel Castro. Host Bill Slatter introduced him as "Lee Harvey Oswald," and repeatedly used his middle name. Even though some of Oswald's acquaintances referred to him as Lee Oswald, it's not surprising that the press used the three-name version after he murdered Kennedy three months later.

John Wilkes Booth, a well-known actor, preferred to use his middle name in professional settings before he murdered Abraham Lincoln.

James Earl Ray-the assassin himself seems to have made a point of including his middle name in writing. He may have done so to distinguish himself from his father, James Gerald Ray.

And as for Loughner, if you go to his Youtube channel and watch some of his videos you will see that he refers to himself as Jared Lee Loughner

 

[Ulysses31]

no its more than that.
very few people are known by their full christian name.

it goes back to wilkes booth, so the media continued the trend in most cases, thats all.


due to the notoriety of and association with john wilkes booth as an assassin and as a bad person the media continued the trend to show evilness in the bad guy.
its almost a subliminal thing.


check this out:
An interesting case in point would be that of New York's so-called "Subway Vigilante" in 1984. When his actions were still viewed as a shocking unmotivated attack, the news media consistently referred to him by his full name, "Bernhard Hugo Goetz". However, as his story came out and public opinion shifted more and more in his favor, the news programs began calling him just "Bernhard Goetz" and finally "Bernie".


next?

Man shot by Bernhard Goetz in
'subway vigilante' case found dead in motel room - exactly 27 years after notorious shooting incident

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...hard-Goetz-dead-motel-room.html#ixzz1hOSSp5OI

 

[bahodeme]

respectfully that aint it.
the reason why is exactly as i posted in my 2nd post here.

who really cares if their names are the same as some common persons?
almost every name has a double.
some kind of hidden respect thing by the media?
respect for the other people named john booth and jared loughner?
no way.
and if that is the case why not apply that to every criminal or person that makes the news?
trust me the media doesn't care about that.
they care about people reacting to a name, becoming interested and watching, reading and buying their news

its like a pavlov and his dog type thing.

In this thread i know i am correct.
It goes back to the three named assassin of Lincoln and since then the newspapers and people in general automatically relate an assassin with a three named person.

this guy, jared, how many jared loughner's are there anyway?
we might get him confused with jared laughner the 3rd grade student from jerkwater usa?

just the fact that the media dubbed this guy a three namer so soon proves my point.
the bernhard goetz qoute i posted backs it up.
if it turns out he's not the guy he'd be plain old jared loughner once again

you all can make all the unfounded guesses you want here but i'm right in this case.
How do i reach these keeds?
:hatsoff:

I cannot say about media but as rule law enforcement will give the entire name of the person in question not just murderers (Patricia Randolph Hearst, Victor Manuel Gerena as an example).

 

[Ravenholm]

Carlos Ray Norris

 

[LukeEl]

Ezio Auditore doesn't have 3 names and he's one of the best assassins. Stallone and Antonio Banderas had 2 last names and they were awesome assassins, you're assassins seem like ametuers there thread poster.

 

[ThatRedWing]

And of course, let's not forget Fok Yoo Awl.

 

[Dman25]

What was Sirhan Sirhan's middle name?

 

[John_8581]

What was Sirhan Sirhan's middle name?

Wikipedia says Bishara.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirhan_Sirhan

 

[Supafly]

The second name is the one they use on their assassins web forums.

 

[lurkingdirk]

Supa dupa fly

Coincidence?