The bank HSBC has had ties with al Qaeda financers who assisted with 9/11 attack

[Galaki]

Kantor said:

Galaki said:
Fine the bank and then what?
Why not jail or execute the bankers involved and confiscate all the assets?
When rewards' much higher than the risk, it's going to keep happening.

This is equivalent to implementing the death penalty for shoplifting.

Yes, it discourages the crime. But it's extremely disproportionate.

Maybe I don't understand what the article is saying, but is providing services to one 9/11 hijacker the same as assisting with the 9/11 attack?

Sounds to me like they knowingly providing services to terrorists. That's not anywhere close to the severity of shoplifting. Unless I read it wrong.