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Originally Posted by demonrail666
I'm not sure if this happens in the US but something I've noticed about news coverage in the UK is that when a homeless person is being interviewed they very rarely give their surname. They'll simply be 'John', or 'Claire', or whatever, whereas an 'official' member of society will almost always be referred to by their full name. This can't have anything to do with anonymity because they'll almost always show them.
Just something I've noticed.
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It's probably to protect the "honor" of the family associated with the surname. Many homeless people are effectively disowned by their relatives for all kinds of reasons.