Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2001 20:20:27 -0500 From: Technical Information <tech_info@threespace.com> To: FreeBSD Chat <chat@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Best service on earth! Message-ID: <4.3.2.7.2.20011210201551.02382710@threespace.com> In-Reply-To: <zuwuzuegd1.uzu@localhost.localdomain> References: <3C151E53.E1F48728@duth.gr> <20011210123010.A259@tisys.org> <3C14A495.841A203D@duth.gr> <01121013063303.00345@stinky.akitanet.co.uk> <20011210173831.A1975@tisys.org> <3C14EE71.91ECF654@duth.gr> <ru7krugaw3.kru@localhost.localdomain> <3C151E53.E1F48728@duth.gr>
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At 07:43 PM 12/10/2001, Gary wrote: >Another case where you can see this concept embodied in law, is when >the bank feeds huge amounts of money into someone's checking account >and they take it out in cash, close their account, and don't tell >anyone. Such people should be and are sent to prison when found out, >depending on the amount of their theft. And yet somehow, when they make an error that is *not* in your favor by mistakenly debiting your account and leaving you temporarily unable to pay basic bills, there's no penalty for the bank whatsoever. I don't cry for the banks in this scenario because (a) it's their mistake and (b) I think it balances out with the mistakes that they make which are against the customers' favor. --Chip Morton To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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