On Wed, 06 Aug 2008 16:05:52 -0700, Darren New wrote:

> Jim Henderson wrote:
>> Well, with the debit card, you've got a PIN associated with it, so I
>> don't quite understand the issue there.
> 
> Not the ones that work just like a credit card, AFAIK. In any case, the
> legal system distinguishes.  If someone's going to steal money, I want
> it to be the bank's money, with them proving I owe it to them, rather
> than my money, with me proving to the bank they need to give it back.

Oh, I see - yes, and that additional bit of information there on the 
legal side of things makes perfect sense to me.

Jim

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