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Well, the big difference is that the bank CEO's statement doesn't suggest that he will or could do something awful himself.

It is indeed quite common to hear aphorisms like "live every day like it's your last" which make the same point as your analogy, but remove the suggestion that the speaker could be a murderer and are thus much more analogous to the bank CEO's statement.

Sounds like a normal conversation with my friends.

Sounds like you have a ready-made customer base for a bank in crisis.

This situation isnt like that at all.

The relevant similarity is the *act of making* the statement is what’s problematic. In both cases the statement is true, but the act of making the true statement raises concerns.

Obviously there are important differences between the scenarios, but that critical aspect is what‘a relevant in this context.

This was basically why Saadat Hasan Manto packed up and left India for Pakistan after partition.

waiter, i'd like what they're having