Originally Posted by
njcommodore
Have you had this happen to you? I have, and I wanted the people arrested. It's no different then someone breaking into your house and stealing all your cash. If you get your cash back, do you think that person should not be prosecuted?
Yes - twice. Once when living in Europe, once when living in US. In both cases I could pinpoint how it occurred. But I see it very differently. If my credit / debit card is used fraudulently, I have a cast-iron, 100% guarantee that I'm going to get my money back. I might be asked a few questions to prove this, in the case of a debit card, but essentially I am fully insured. This takes all of the emotion out of it for me. Compare this with someone breaking into my house, which I would consider a highly intrusive, emotionally tough experience, even if you have insurance and can replace the property / money stolen.
So overall - no, I don't think it's the same at all
