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Post by danf on Jan 20, 2009 12:21:15 GMT -5
But to go along with your example: You hand over some pants to be dry cleaned; Apples to oranges comparison. The pants are YOUR property, you are paying for a SERVICE (having them cleaned). Short of the dirt, you end up with nothing new. Buying something is an an exchange for a GOOD, you end up with something new. Neither example is morally right. Though I agree, it WAS the bank's fault to begin with. If anything, the couple should be liable for re-payment of the banks error. Jail time shouldn't be an issue.
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Post by cambygsp on Jan 21, 2009 3:51:25 GMT -5
AGAIN! This was the banks error not the couples. You go to walmart and pay for your purchase with a $10.00, the cashier gives you your change for a $20.00......are you breaking a law by not alerting the cashier to their mistake? I made no judgments in my comments only asked questions: Is it a felony due to the amount involved? How can you miss 175K increase in your account? Remember the couple said that they didn't notice the increase. But to go along with your example: You hand over some pants to be dry cleaned; you forget and leave your wallet in the pocket; so your mistake right? So now I have the right to your wallet? Or are you going to argue "intent" the intent was to get your pants cleaned and not be "cleaned out". So would you want your wallet back and any monies that were in it? If the cleaner spent the money would you press charges? I'm not too sure that theft charges would be warranted, you GAVE them the wallet!
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Post by Woody Williams on Jan 21, 2009 8:47:34 GMT -5
I made no judgments in my comments only asked questions: Is it a felony due to the amount involved? How can you miss 175K increase in your account? Remember the couple said that they didn't notice the increase. But to go along with your example: You hand over some pants to be dry cleaned; you forget and leave your wallet in the pocket; so your mistake right? So now I have the right to your wallet? Or are you going to argue "intent" the intent was to get your pants cleaned and not be "cleaned out". So would you want your wallet back and any monies that were in it? If the cleaner spent the money would you press charges? I'm not too sure that theft charges would be warranted, you GAVE them the wallet! Honest people do not do dis-honest things even if it is a mistake to their benefit. They thought maybe we can get away with it and they might have if it had not been that much money. Maybe they thought it was part of Obama's "share the wealth" plan?
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Post by mudstrider on Jan 22, 2009 14:28:15 GMT -5
Our son, Patrick, 13yrs, has a small savings account. Two weeks ago, he received his bank statement and it showed a deposit of $3,500, making his balance $3,700+. Boy, his eyes sure lit up and he asked if it would be alright to keep it since it wasn't his mistake. We had him call the bank and it turned out that Habitat for Humanity has an account number that is one digit different than Patrick's. After it was all cleared up, he felt that he had done the right thing. Life is a great teacher.
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