Beijing man gets life for taking extra cash from ATM
December 17, 2007
Reuters: A man in China's southern city of Guangzhou got life in prison for taking 175,000 yuan (U.S. $23,695) from a malfunctioning ATM. The sentence has sparked an outcry from local media. "Sentenced to life for unexpectedly discovering an ATM's malfunction and enticed into committing a crime is too harsh," the Beijing News wrote in an editorial.