Interesting philosophical question :)

[EkoFox]

Before I look at the link... I believe the man should not be punished for his crimes by going to jail, but he should honor the deal he tried to make with the chairman (raise money and pay later) and the loss of that money will be his 'punishment.' It would be different if his first action was to steal, but instead he tried to raise funds and make a deal with the Chairman, which the chairman denied, leaving him with the choice of "Break the law" or " Let my wife die." To me there is really only one choice there.