Friday, November 08, 2019

So I Walk Into a Bank


and hand the teller a note declaring I am robbing the bank.  However, they thwart me by closing the bank windows and sounding an alarm, and I am arrested.

I asked for the money (illegally) and didn't get it, so money wasn't given it was properly withheld.  Am I still guilty of robbery/attempted robbery?

Signs point to "YES!"

Or is this the difference between "crime" and "white collar crime"?

(A better example occurs: I offer Nikki Haley a bribe when she's a public official. She doesn't take it, and calls the FBI. Am I guilty of bribery, while she's not guilty of taking a bribe? Yup.)

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