I don't think you should have more than five years for physically robbing a bank (assuming that's the only charge against you) either. Again, that's just my opinion. But I'm being consistent - whether or not it happened online is meaningless to me.
Robbing a bank in person is a completely different crime. Many victims suffer mentally for years afterwards with PTSD and other issues
If you read the context of my comment (it being a reply to another comment), I think it would be more clear that I'm not minimizing physical bank robberies. It's more about me not lessening the sentence for cyber crime.
why not? there is a big difference b/w someone waving a gun and assaulting people physically and someone who did not directly threaten people's life.
Small nitpick - many bank robberies are initiated and concluded just by passing a note to the teller without any overt threats, and without having any weapons on them. If they're savvy, they'll even ask for the money to be laid on the table to avoid the dye packs.
The popular portrayal of a bank robbery is dramatic but outdated.
I imagine that it's still a very threatening experience for teller. Much worse than logging on to a computer and discovering that there are money missing.