Prison for man who got $1.5M in ATM glitch, Fair or Foul? Shouldn't the bank also be held responsible?

by lil crazy Posted 2012/07/03 20:01:24

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		Fair, but the bank should also be held responsible.
		Fair and no the bank shouldn't be held responsible.
		Foul, only the bank should be held responsible.
		Foul. Neither should be held responsible.
		Undecided (Please leave a comment)

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	Fair, but the bank should also be held responsible.	7 votes	26%
	Fair and no the bank shouldn't be held responsible.	10 votes	37%
	Foul, only the bank should be held responsible.	8 votes	30%
	Foul. Neither should be held responsible.	0 votes	0%
	Undecided	2 votes	7%

Although court workers calculated a permissible sentencing range of
37-46 months in prison, the U.S. Attorney's Office recommended 15
months, partly because the problem was caused by the bank. Bank of
America wouldn't comment.

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TheCouchF*cker 2012/07/03 20:30:29

Fair and no the bank shouldn't be held responsible.

+5
He stole one and a half million dollars. Yeah. Fair.
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shywink 2012/07/06 22:50:32

Fair and no the bank shouldn't be held responsible.

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Fair. He knew that money wasn't his. There was some sort of problem or glitch in the banks system. Mistakes happen, so I don't believe the bank should be held responsible in any way. He should have returned the money.

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beach bum 2012/07/06 20:14:27

Fair and no the bank shouldn't be held responsible.

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fair

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Racefish 2012/07/04 13:22:38

Fair and no the bank shouldn't be held responsible.

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Just because you leave the door open doesn't mean anyone can come in and steal everything you have. This is no different than bank robbery. What is the sentence for that?
The guy should have had better sense.

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santa6642 2012/07/03 23:05:21

Foul, only the bank should be held responsible.

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They screwed up.

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Racefish to santa6642 2012/07/04 13:23:46

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So what? The guy didn't have to rip them off. The next time you have something taken from you, it's your fault.

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ImageBandit ~ American Patriot 2012/07/03 22:08:16

Foul, only the bank should be held responsible.

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hey jack you are the one I dont know LOL

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Racefish to ImageBa... 2012/07/04 13:24:15

Logic?

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ImageBa... to Racefish 2012/07/04 15:19:14
exhon2009 2012/07/03 21:35:37

Fair, but the bank should also be held responsible.

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Why isn't Jon Corzine sharing a cell with this guy?

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Charles E 2012/07/03 21:23:18

Fair and no the bank shouldn't be held responsible.

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The bank messed up, but he took what he knew was not his.

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JackSchitt 2012/07/03 21:06:55

Fair and no the bank shouldn't be held responsible.

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If he went to the ATM to take out $500 and it pumped out $1.5 M......I would be a bit more inclined to say that the bank should accept a tiny part of the blame. To me it would STILL be a matter of personal responsibility.

But according to the story he made MULTIPLE withdrawals over a period of 2 weeks. Since he was an alcoholic retired autoworker, we can only assume that many of these withdrawals were WAY more than his total balance in the account. So time and time again he withdrew money that he KNEW wasn't his. This puts all the blame squarely on him.

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Gordon 2012/07/03 21:03:48

Fair, but the bank should also be held responsible.

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Keeping the money was criminal. But, banks are messing many of us up with their greed and ineptitude.

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Walt 2012/07/03 20:52:16

Fair and no the bank shouldn't be held responsible.

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When he received $1.5 million that wasn't his, he had a choice; either return it or run off to some other country.

He was stupid and now he's paying for it. Stupidity can be a crime.

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TheCouchF*cker 2012/07/03 20:30:29

Fair and no the bank shouldn't be held responsible.

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He stole one and a half million dollars. Yeah. Fair.

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TheBadOne 2012/07/03 20:22:47

Fair and no the bank shouldn't be held responsible.

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I can go on about how BOA used to find ways to screw their customers (they probably still do but they haven't tried to put the screws to me in years after several class-action lawsuits) but whenever they've had an ATM glitch that worked in their favor against me, they did their best to give me restitution while they resolved the error. In this case, Mr. Page should have realized this and stopped the spending before the banks caught on to it. I know it's a hopeless situation in Detroit (believe me) but you can't blame the bank for something he did willingly.

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Jackie G - Poker Playing Pa... 2012/07/03 20:16:56

Undecided

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Taking money that you know is not yours, is stealing - he is lucky to get off with such a low sentence

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TuringsChild 2012/07/03 20:14:15
Racefish to Turings... 2012/07/04 13:25:57

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You do realize that could have been "your" money in the bank. But just leave your house unlocked and I'll help myself.

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Turings... to Racefish 2012/07/04 15:29:13

+1
Ever hear of the FDIC? That's what insurance is for.

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Racefish to Turings... 2012/07/04 15:59:53

So insurance makes it OK to steal?

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Turings... to Racefish 2012/07/04 16:05:50

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Is it okay to steal FROM THIEVES? Sounds like a good Sodahead question.

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Racefish to Turings... 2012/07/04 16:10:42

Not every banker is a thief. Isn't it OK to make an honest buck for enabling people to borrow, to walk around without untold amounts of cash in their pockets, and to give people some return on their money invested in your business?
Besides, theft is wrong, no matter who it's taken from.

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Turings... to Racefish 2012/07/04 18:54:02

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I didn't say the average teller was a thief. But the ones who call the shots ARE. And they are the only ones who care about what was stolen.

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Racefish to Turings... 2012/07/08 00:00:35

Banking is a business. It's no different than a grocer, a plumber, or a dentist. It's like anything else. If you rent a car, you use the car, take it back and pay for it's use. It's no different than money.
The thing is you too can invest in a bank and get part of that profit. That's not theivery is it?

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Turings... to Racefish 2012/07/08 04:19:59

When you create 'money' out of thin air and charge people for it, that's theft. Actually it's called fraud. ONLY Congress is supposed to have that power. It's not something they can delegate. ESPECIALLY to a private bank!

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T A to Turings... 2012/07/05 04:56:50

FDIC is a government guarantee to pay any losses over 250k. That means the government steals money from every taxpaying individual to cover the theft. Hardly a moral solution.

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Turings... to T A 2012/07/05 15:35:52

That's UP TO 250k. And no, there are no moral choices when we're being robbed using fiat money.

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T A to Turings... 2012/07/05 19:23:33

oops. Thanks for the correction. Stealing from a bank is still theft. Since the theft is paid by depositors and taxpayers, the fact that the bank itself is a thief bears no relevance.

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mal 2012/07/03 20:08:55

Undecided

+2
soon, everything will be illegal in prison nation....

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none 2012/07/03 20:06:15

Fair, but the bank should also be held responsible.

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What a fool, he blew it all, you can't fix stupid.

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Outta' Here. 2012/07/03 20:05:23

Foul, only the bank should be held responsible.

+3
He didn't ASK for this money, the ATM gave it to him.
Personally, I'd have had my lawyer argue that this, in my view, was God answering a prayer.

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JackSchitt to Outta' ... 2012/07/03 20:54:19

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How can you say that? The story clearly states that he WITHDREW money over and over again. Isn't that ASKING for money that he obviously knew wasn't his?

Technically that's the same thing that happens when you walk into a bank and give the teller a note saying "hand over all the money in your drawer".

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Outta' ... to JackSchitt 2012/07/03 20:57:35

A) What moron puts MILLIONS of dollars into an ATM?
B) As far as I know, I've never seen an ATM that would LET you withdraw more than $300
C) How do you know it WASN'T an answer to his prayers?

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T A to Outta' ... 2012/07/03 21:34:04

The obvious answer to "c" other than there is no god would seem to be the ensuing arrest and prosecution.

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Outta' ... to T A 2012/07/03 21:35:02

I don't recall asking YOU a god damned thing.

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T A to T A 2012/07/03 23:32:26

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And yet I replied. Sorry it was so difficult to tolerate that you blocked me. ;0p~~~

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Racefish to T A 2012/07/04 13:29:30

They're that way you know.

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T A to Racefish 2012/07/04 13:46:43

It's surprising such fragile people frequent places where differing opinions abound.

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Racefish to T A 2012/07/04 16:01:29

Yeh, well, if they can't take it they shouldn't try to dish it out. Maybe you're better off anyway.
There's some that have blocked me too, but I haven't seen hide or hair of them lately.

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Outta' ... to Racefish 2012/07/05 14:03:15

If they want to discuss my opinion, they can be the ones to ask the question.

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