[KennyBlanken]

First off, just because they have a gun doesn't mean they're going to risk a capital crime over under a grand in cash. Sure, some people will, but that number is much smaller than the number of people not even holding a real gun.

The duress code could do any number of things, too. Trigger a silent alarm, for example, at the bank branch and/or police. Show a randomized, lower available balance. Mark the dispensed bills.

Fact of the matter is that banks don't care; it's not "their" money when someone steals from you at an ATM. That's why you never see any sort of anti-robbery systems in ATM lobbies.

Cops don't care either. If you're lucky they write a report.

But...steal from the bank and every cop in town will hunt you down.

[ClumsyPilot]

The famous socialite was found guiltu of defrauding investors and banks (whos literal job us to access risk) but not the poor woman che parted with savings.

Head of Theranos was found guilty of defrauding investors who did no real due dilligence, but not patients.

Certainly a pattern