From King Edwards the third’s era to 2016 the name John Doe has been a help to the world in the court and in the morgue. The name is used for identifying unknown body of the deceased and people who had a major infraction with the law and couldn’t be identified. They used the name John because back when the name started to be in use John was the most popular name, so when someone died they would assume his name was John and if it was a girl they would assume her name was Jane because that was the #1 girl name. Even though John Doe was created a long time ago it is still in use in our generation.
The Purpose of John Doe is to identify any unknown people or dead bodies that are unidentified by giving them the name John Doe. In an article online it stated that “In the United States, the name John Doe is used for a defendant or victim whose identity is unknown”(answers slide 2). Meaning that if someone was burnt in a fire and the person who started the Fire were unidentified they would say they are john does. The accomplishments that John Doe has made were keeping the name and never dying out. “John …show more content…
A music artist called B.O.B wrote a song featuring Priscilla called “John Doe”. In the singer the singer says “John Doe, I just want the John I know” (metrolyrics 1). Not only is John Doe in songs but there is a tv show called John Doe. The show John has the description of “A man who seems to know everything but his own name helps police solve crimes as he searches for his identity.” (IMDb 1). John Doe is someone who is unidentified and since he doesn’t know his name means he is a John Doe. In the movie categories there is a movie also called Meet John Doe directed by Frank Capra . The description of this move says “A man needing money agrees to impersonate a nonexistent person who said he'd be committing suicide as a protest, and a political movement begins.” (IMDb
The Purpose of John Doe is to identify any unknown people or dead bodies that are unidentified by giving them the name John Doe. In an article online it stated that “In the United States, the name John Doe is used for a defendant or victim whose identity is unknown”(answers slide 2). Meaning that if someone was burnt in a fire and the person who started the Fire were unidentified they would say they are john does. The accomplishments that John Doe has made were keeping the name and never dying out. “John …show more content…
A music artist called B.O.B wrote a song featuring Priscilla called “John Doe”. In the singer the singer says “John Doe, I just want the John I know” (metrolyrics 1). Not only is John Doe in songs but there is a tv show called John Doe. The show John has the description of “A man who seems to know everything but his own name helps police solve crimes as he searches for his identity.” (IMDb 1). John Doe is someone who is unidentified and since he doesn’t know his name means he is a John Doe. In the movie categories there is a movie also called Meet John Doe directed by Frank Capra . The description of this move says “A man needing money agrees to impersonate a nonexistent person who said he'd be committing suicide as a protest, and a political movement begins.” (IMDb