Date: Wed, 7 Aug 2002 12:40:21 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Keith F. Lynch" <kfl at KeithLynch.net>
To: WSFAList at KeithLynch.net
Subject: [WSFA] Re: What were those people thinking?
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>

ronkean at juno.com wrote:
> Perhaps for some it was a slippery slope.  Overdrawing one's account
> by a little bit could have been an innocent mistake, and once they
> noticed that repeated withdrawals from their already overdrawn
> account could be made, some might have figured that it was 'O.K.',
> that it was no more illegal than 'maxing out' a credit card.

Is it possible that it was entirely an innocent mistake?  Perhaps some
people just don't keep track of their accounts, and rely on the bank
to tell them when they're overdrawn.

I'd be very reluctant to impose criminal penalties on anyone unless
there was overwhelming evidence that they knew they were doing
something wrong.
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