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Bank robber says 'thank you,' leaves empty-handed after teller says she has no cash

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NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C., Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Police in South Carolina said they arrested a man who tried to rob a bank but instead thanked the teller and left when she claimed not to have any money.

North Charleston police said Melvin Jesse Blain, 31, who had recently served 46 months in prison for a bank robbery conviction, admitted to entering the Wachovia branch at 1 p.m. and handing the teller a note demanding $30,000 in $100 bills, the Charleston Post and Courier reported Thursday.

The police report said Blain thanked the teller and left the bank when the teller told him she didn't have the money.

Blain was arrested while walking down the street where the bank is located. He was charged with entering a bank with the intent to steal.
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he just handed over a note saying, give me money and that is now intent to steal? Now if he had a weapon or was making threats then I can understand, but what that was is nothing more than begging. Maybe the teller should have directed him to the loan department instead.
 
nick1985 said:
What a nice guy. Set him free :thumbsup:
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HumblePie said:
he just handed over a note saying, give me money and that is now intent to steal? Now if he had a weapon or was making threats then I can understand, but what that was is nothing more than begging. Maybe the teller should have directed him to the loan department instead.
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He's a nice fella.

But he still demonstrated intent to pursue criminal activity. Regardless of just why he chose not to continue, he simply demonstrated he did not wish to pursue with violent behavior; that would have been a far different type of crime in the eyes of the law. Attempting a bank robbery is a crime, and it doesn't matter if he walked away with money or not, he demonstrated intent and was in no distress - such as gangs or law enforcement forcing him to do so with hostile threats toward him - so he still gets to devote time as punishment.

If this was about a guy asking for marijuana from a dealer, they'd still want to prosecute... I'd greatly disagree with need for the extremes they often go to for punishment these days. But more severe crimes definitely deserve justice, even if his act only ended in hilarity for us folk.
 
Nearly 4 years in jail, gets out in this economy... probably couldn't find a job. 3 square meals a day in prison.
 
If I go to an ATM and "accidentally" type in 30,000 for the withdrawl amount even though I know I don't have that amount in my account, is that intent to steal?
 
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