A bank accidentally put $120,000 in a couple’s account. Then the pair spent most of it, police say.

[Field Marshall Bradley]

Because it wasn’t their money to spend. It’s really simple. Why are y’all thinking so hard?

That ain’t what I asked.... but I see how y’all being dense for the sake of being dense... no one is saying they should’ve spent the money, but they did not “steal” the money and nor should they be charged with felonies.... only major corporations can get away with bullshyt like this....

 

[Tha Gawd Amen]

You definitely r/WSB

shyt there is classic. I still cant get over dude flipping 5k to 750k and losing it all within a couple weeks.

 

[Field Marshall Bradley]

Exactly. If the bank somehow took money out of their account, we all know they would have been on the phone within five minutes trying to get their cash back.

Not really the same thing. The same thing would be if I wrote the bank a check in error and wanted the money back... Do you think the bank would give it to me?

 

[Field Marshall Bradley]

The fact that two grown people only have $1000 between them in savings tells us all we need to know.

So basically that tells you they’re like the majority of Americans...

 

[knickscity]

That ain’t what I asked.... but I see how y’all being dense for the sake of being dense... no one is saying they should’ve spent the money, but they did not “steal” the money and nor should they be charged with felonies.... only major corporations can get away with bullshyt like this....

They absolutely did steal it. There is no debate that they didn't.

 

[Field Marshall Bradley]

I don't live in the US but when I did $1000 wasn't the average. I just looked it up and that's minimum wage. I once worked at a place where I earned $6 an hour and had way more than $1000 in savings, by myself. We are talking about two people. The article made no mentions of kids. Bruh if you have a job and don't have more than $1000 in savings you're hustling backwards.

You don’t live in the US so you’re not qualified to speak on what’s really going on

 

[Formerly Black Trash]

They absolutely did steal it. There is no debate that they didn't.

What does steal mean to you?

 

[Field Marshall Bradley]

They absolutely did steal it. There is no debate that they didn't.

Of course this is debatable

steal
/stēl/
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gerund or present participle: stealing

1. 1.
   take (another person's property) without permission or legal right and without intending to return it.

Did they take the bank’s money, or did the bank put the money in their account?

 

[Rockstar Mom]

That ain’t what I asked.... but I see how y’all being dense for the sake of being dense... no one is saying they should’ve spent the money, but they did not “steal” the money and nor should they be charged with felonies.... only major corporations can get away with bullshyt like this....

They did steal it. Yea the bank accidentally put it there, but instead of calling the bank or leaving it alone, they went on a shopping spree with money that isn’t theres. Now they’re 100k in debt for what? Stupidity.

 

[verbalkint]

My job paid me two checks one time and i cashed both of them bytches

Never heard anything about it afterwards

Most likely recouped it thought vacation/sick days without batting an eye.

 

[Another Man]

They really spent a random six figures like shyt was sweet
I mean, if youre gonna dip into the funds, the smart thing to do is at least try to flip some of that shyt into some more money. Pay the bank back and come up.

 

[Field Marshall Bradley]

They would be in trouble. Every country depends on poor people spending money on things they can't afford.

Poor people don’t have money to spend.. its actually the middle and upper middle class that is doing the real over spending that’s making the economy go

 

[knickscity]

Of course this is debatable



Did they take the bank’s money, or did the bank put the money in their account?

They took money that wasn't theirs and knew wasn't theirs. That is stealing
. Like I said, there is no debate.

 

[knickscity]

What does steal mean to you?

Exactly what these two people did. Took money that didn't belong to them.

 

[Roadside]

For me its just an unauthorized overdraft, which is a service that banks offer.
Not stealing