How honest are you?

Published on June 1, 2005 By Phoenixboi In Blogging

A guy in Sydney found $250 000 in an inner city laneway.

Instead of handing in the money he kept it. He has now been arrested and charged with stealing. If he had handed the moeny into the police after thirty days had noone claimed the money it would have been his.

Now he has forfieted his chance of claiming the money. Link

So it begs the question. What would you have done? Knowing that that was the law I would have handed the money in, but not even knowing the laws I would have handed it in anyhow. I would have felt really bad that someone had lost that money and if I had lost it I would want someone to be honest and hand it in as well.

But what would do?

Comments (Page 1)

latour999

on Jun 01, 2005

I would probably try to track down the owner and see if I can get a reward. But it's hard to say. You never really know.

This also begs the question, what the hell was some guy doing with $250,000 in cash anyway in an inner city laneway?

Hmmm...probably drug money I guess...

Zoologist03

on Jun 01, 2005

I'd take it and hide it away in a heartbeat. I'm not going to pretend to be an angel...especially with $250,000.

~Zoo

Texas Wahine

on Jun 01, 2005

I'd turn the money in. I couldn't live with myself if I didn't.

Phoenixboi

on Jun 01, 2005

I think he should go to jail for general stupidity.

Yeah i think he was stupid too.

But it's hard to say. You never really kno

It is hard to say, it would be very tempting. But for me the way I was brought up I couldnt even pick up a pin, just isnt in my nature. Although thinking about it if I was desperate for money maybe it would be a different story.

probably drug money I guess...

Yeah Im thinking the same thing.

I'm not going to pretend to be an angel...especially with $250,000.

Like winning the lotto hey?

I'd turn the money in. I couldn't live with myself if I didn't.

A bit like me.. I guess if it was drug money noone would come looking for it at the police station but another thing I would be thinking about is .. Who would be watching me pick the money up?? Could it be a set up?

dabe

on Jun 01, 2005

I'd turn the money in. I couldn't live with myself if I didn't.

Exactly how I feel. I never found 1/4 mil, but I did find a couple hundred once, in a wallet that someone lost. We were so poor at the time, and it sure would have helped. I could have kept the money and just mailed back the wallet, but I didn't. I called the owner, and returned the whole thing. She was stunned, as she had just gone to the bank, and was going to use the money to buy her kids school clothes. I felt really good.

...... but $250K........ sure is tempting. I'd hope for some reward.

Phoenixboi

on Jun 01, 2005

I called the owner, and returned the whole thing. She was stunned, as she had just gone to the bank, and was going to use the money to buy her kids school clothes. I felt really good.

Well I would like the same thing done to me if I lost money.

island_gurl12

on Jun 01, 2005

Like you phoenix, that's just too much money to be lost, and in a weird place like that sounds like a set up or something. I probably wouldnt have even touched it!

Reiki-House

on Jun 02, 2005

At most I would scan the papers for any mention of the missing money and if I came across it, and the circumstances permitted, I would return the money (the guy's life's savings fell out of his pocket). If there was no mention, it's mine. If there is mention, yet it's from what Homer's stealing cable guy's pamphlet called a big faceless corporation which makes stealing from them ok, then I'd keep it.

Phoenixboi

on Jun 02, 2005

I probably wouldnt have even touched it!

Good thinking...

Homer's stealing cable guy's pamphlet called a big faceless corporation which makes stealing from them ok, then I'd keep it.

But it could be peoples wages for the week??

bakerstreet

on Jun 02, 2005

I would have kept it too, to be honest. I would have laundered it a little at a time at fast food places and kept my mouth shut. Silly law, imho, making 'finding' into 'stealing'. Just start lopping off people's hands and you'll have Iranian-style honesty.

drmiler

on Jun 02, 2005

He should have just kept his mouth shut! I would have!

Phoenixboi

on Jun 02, 2005

I would have laundered it a little at a time at fast food places

Thats a hell of a lotta burgers baker!

Just start lopping off people's hands and you'll have Iranian-style honesty.

.. me thinks your making a funny here.

He should have just kept his mouth shut!

He did!

dynamaso

on Jun 02, 2005

I'm sorta two ways about this. I would check the papers and see if it had been reported missing or stolen. If it had, then I'd hand it in. But if it were not reported, there is every chance it is drug money or profit from some criminal activity. I would do the same as BakerStreet i.e. launder it, little by little and not say a word. But I certainly would not have kept it under my desk at work, especially if I worked in a bank.

As LW said, he should be locked up for sheer stupidity.

Cheers,

Maso

dynamaso

on Jun 02, 2005

Arrghh, double post demon

dynamaso

on Jun 02, 2005

Make it a triple...

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