More than a month ago, Clark told you about the plight of a young man in mainland China who repeatedly took advantage of an ATM glitch and pocketed $24K. He was arrested months later (on an unrelated charge) and sentenced to life in prison when his crime was discovered. Public outrage against the harsh sentence prompted a second trial -- which almost never happens in communist China -- and the sentence was reduced to 5 years.

When Chinese citizens were polled after the initial sentencing, 93% of them said they would do the same thing as the young man at the ATM. That's how deeply alienated they feel from their system. Clark was curious about what you would do, so he put the question up in a recent poll. More than 80% of you said you'd stop the transaction and report it; 8% of you said you would pocket the money and then report the malfunction; and 12% of you said you'd milk the situation for all it was worth.

Then just days after Clark's initial report, a New Yorker went to a Chase ATM and wanted $110, but got $220 instead -- while the ATM only debited $110. According to a news report, that person went into the bank and reported the malfunction. But the bank never sought to reclaim the extra money. It's so ironic that the person was honest, but wasn't thanked and no action was taken. Meanwhile, Clark finds it interesting that there's a gulf between the results of his own polling and the reality of just 1 single person actually saying something about the glitch in New York.