A story came up about a man who was accidentally deposited $1.1 million into his bank account. He refused to give the money back. The case went to court, and a judge gave him two options: return the money and have the case dismissed, or keep the $1.1 million and go to jail for one year.
Bobby said there was no scenario where he would go to jail for the money. He said there’s no way to know what would happen inside and no amount of money was worth that risk. Lunchbox would go to jail for one year to keep the $1.1 million. He said it would likely be a low-security or county jail situation and that one year would be worth becoming a millionaire. He compared it to being locked in a box for a year for a million dollars and he would do it. Amy was out and wouldn’t consider going to jail. She brought up that there is bad behavior in every jail and questioned the idea that it would be an easy or safe situation. Eddie wouldn’t do it because he didn’t want to miss a year of his kids’ lives. He admitted the money would help, but missing that time wasn’t worth it to him.
The group broke the money down by time, calculating how much the $1.1 million would be per day and per month. They also talked about how much it costs taxpayers to keep someone in jail for a year and questioned why the man wouldn’t be required to give the money back and still face consequences. They discussed visitation, jail conditions, and whether someone would come out of jail the same person they were going in.
As the conversation continued, the amount of money was raised. Eddie said he wouldn’t consider it until the number reached $2 million, and at that point, he leaned toward yes.
