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[IDKFA]

Gaf, help me settle a debate.

My buddy parked up outside a shopping centre in the UK. Next to his car was two £10 notes on the floor. He picked them up, but thinks he should hand them into the police.

My other friend who he was with thinks he should keep it. It's just £20 after all.

Now, in the UK technically it's theft if you don't make a reasonable attempt to return the money, which is what's caused this heated debate.

Personally, I'd keep it, but what would the GAF hivemind do?

 

[Rival]

Keep it. No matter how much or little.

 

[DeepEnigma]

One man's trash is another man's treasure.

 

[Husky]

"Help, police, I lost twenty bucks quid, has anyone given you twenty pounds?"
Sounds unreasonable to me, therefore it's not theft if you don't make the attempt. Checkmate teamongers.
If it's loose cash then it's free.

 

[Putonahappyface]

I'd keep it.

 

[AJUMP23]

I found $100 at a theme park on the ground one time and turned it in. I guess I would turn it in.

 

[sono]

if you lost 20 would you go to the police?
Well sir where did lose it ?
Um..I don't know.
What idenfying features does this 20 have.
Um ..
Thanks we will be in touch if anything turns up bye!
It is nonsense so handing it in is pointless other than for self conscience

 

[West Texas CEO]

Keep it, unless the cash is in a wallet where perhaps you can identify the person who lost it

 

[Ammogeddon]

Gaf, help me settle a debate.

My buddy parked up outside a shopping centre in the UK. Next to his car was two £10 notes on the floor. He picked them up, but thinks he should hand them into the police.

My other friend who he was with thinks he should keep it. It's just £20 after all.

Now, in the UK technically it's theft if you don't make a reasonable attempt to return the money, which is what's caused this heated debate.

Personally, I'd keep it, but what would the GAF hivemind do?

I think so long as you haven’t seen anyone looking about for it it’s fair game to keep it.

The local police station to me doesn’t even take in lost property so they would probably say keep it too.

If you want to be a Good Samaritan put it in a charity pot.

 

[bender]

Burn it and spread the ashes in the parking lot.

 

[Spaceman292]

£20? Who would ever give a shit about that much money?

 

[Kenneth Haight]

It’s a different story if it’s in a purse or a wallet. You would definitely hand it in somewhere if it is a full wallet or purse, that’s my opinion.

I think it depends on the situation. If it was a significant amount of money then you would probably hand it in.

If it’s 10-40 pounds then the person is going to miss it for sure but if they go to the police station they will probably think it’s an insignificant amount of money to go and try and get back and may not even bother. I have certainly picked up a few tenners and fivers in my time and thought nothing of it. All depends on your conscience and what you’re comfortable with.

I have no doubt I have lost a few notes over the years that someone else has then picked up.

You win some, you lose some. But use common sense.

 

[Fuz]

£20? Who would ever give a shit about that much money?

 

[Batiman]

I’d look around for 2 min then bounce

 

[Braag]

Probably keep it but if it's a large sum, I would most likely turn it in.

 

[DeepEnigma]

I’d look around for 2 min then bounce

 

[Big Baller]

This aint Fable bruv. You don't get evil horns for keeping the money.

 

[Spaceman292]

This aint Fable bruv. You don't get evil horns for keeping the money.

Tbf most people from the UK look like the NPCs from Fable

 

[bitbydeath]

Depends how far away the police are, it’s easier to leave the money behind then drive 10-15+mins.

 

[Fbh]

Keep it.
Knowing the local law enforcement it's not a question of "keep it or return it" it's "do you want to keep it yourself or would you rather some random cop keeps it for himself?"

 

[Dee Dah Dave]

I once saw I think it was £80 by the roadside while stopped at some traffic lights. I jumped out and pocketed it.

Nobody was around and my theory was that if I don’t take it some other cunt will

 

[nush]

Keep it, every time.

 

[Kenneth Haight]

Tbf most people from the UK look like the NPCs from Fable

 

[ClanOfNone]

If you find cash in a wallet or a purse and keep it than you are definitely being a dickhead.
Loose bills? You keep that shit.

 

[DeepEnigma]

If you find cash in a wallet or a purse and keep it than you are definitely being a dickhead.
Loose bills? You keep that shit.

Exactly.

 

[IDKFA]

if you lost 20 would you go to the police?
Well sir where did lose it ?
Um..I don't know.
What idenfying features does this 20 have.
Um ..
Thanks we will be in touch if anything turns up bye!
It is nonsense so handing it in is pointless other than for self conscience

£20? Who would ever give a shit about that much money?

Lol. That's what I'm saying. It's £20. Now, if it was a wallet then that's a different story, but two £10 notes on the floor? Nah. I'm keeping it.

This guy is literally sweating over keeping it or not. Maybe I'll offer to take away the burden and keep the money. Put towards a bottle of red wine for Crimbo.

 

[winjer]

If it was a walltet with id, I could understand the argument to returning it, as there was a real possibility of finding the owner.
But with only 2 notes of 10 pounds, there is no way anyone can find the owner. Not even the police.
So just keep the money. If you give it to the police, they'll just use to buy drugs.

 

[PaddyOCanager]

Go to the POLICE???????????? For $20? Cultural differences, I guess.

I live in America - I'd rather lose $20 myself than go to the police station.

 

[funkygunther]

they sell twenty-bags for a reason, money successfully laundered

 

[Urban]

There are only two possibilities where i give the money back:

1. I see how the person is dropping the money on the ground
2. I find a wallet with cards,money etc. I would give that to the police

everything else? Is mine

 

[Batiman]

What’s turning it I’m gonna do? Are the police gonna try to find who lost it? No. Are the people gonna go to the cops over a lost 20? No. What are the police gonna do with it in the end?

 

[NinjaBoiX]

£20? Who would ever give a shit about that much money?

Yup. If it’s less than £50 then just take the win and it’s not a tragedy to have lost it.

If it was £100 or more I’d definitely make a decent effort to find the rightful owner, that would suck.

 

[daffyduck]

"He said Captain, I said Wot..."

 

[Nobody_Important]

It depends on the amount and if I trust the police to not just take it themselves.


If it's 10 or 20 bucks I'll just look around and maybe ask the nearest few people, but otherwise keep it. If its 50 or more I will look harder for the person.

 

[DeepEnigma]

What are the police gonna do with it in the end?

 

[Gonpachiro Kamaboko]

if I kept that money, the next time something bad happened I’d be like “this is because I kept the money” but if I didn’t take it and something bad happened I’d be like “something bad happened and I don’t have 20 bucks”

 

[Quasicat]

I found $50 on the ground after a local Christmas parade a few years ago And gave it to an officer directing traffic. He made me fill out my contact information in the notes section of his phone so he could fill out the proper report back at he station after the parade. Several month later, I received a phone call from the police telling me that I could claim the money as nobody else came in and asked for it.
I took the family out for dinner with it. $50 is not $20 to most people, but to me I would have returned it either way.

 

[mindfreak191]

How on earth is anyone gonna prove it's their money picked up if it wasn't in a wallet? You bring it to the police, you're just tipping the cop for nothing.

 

[Nobody_Important]

How on earth is anyone gonna prove it's their money picked up if it wasn't in a wallet? You bring it to the police, you're just tipping the cop for nothing.

Well if they don't announce it and someone comes in asking about the exact amount they have you can safely bet it's theirs.

 

[mindfreak191]

Well if they don't announce it and someone comes in asking about the exact amount they have you can safely bet it's theirs.

Unless there's video proof of someone picking up said $10 there's absolutely no way you can prove that that money is from the person that lost it.

 

[chromhound]

 

[Mistake]

Small amounts yes, I’d keep it, big amounts no

 

[j0hnnix]

 

[Kenpachii]

cops will keep it themselves they actually did tests here at one point with that.

20 if u want to give it back to the owner? don't pick it up and leave it. If u want to it just keep it at that point. If its in a wallet or anything that can identify the owner there you go. Or put a note on the ground with your mobile number and say if you lost something on this spot call me and tell me what it is so u can retreive it.

 

[Northeastmonk]

This happened to me outside a health clinic once. I found $300 in an envelope. It was right when the 3DS came out. I had a moment where I thought I could go buy a 3DS, but then I realized that I didn’t earn it. It was someone’s money they were probably going to pay their medical bill with. I turned it in. The cops thought I was crazy, but it felt good saying something. I called back and someone claimed the envelope. They could have kept it, but imagine losing your payment on a procedure or something important.

 

[Jaybe]

Your friend could donate it if they were compelled. Problem is, that’s a smallish amount and there is no identifying feature to the money (e.g. in an envelope).

 

[Biff]

This happened to me outside a health clinic once. I found $300 in an envelope. It was right when the 3DS came out. I had a moment where I thought I could go buy a 3DS, but then I realized that I didn’t earn it. It was someone’s money they were probably going to pay their medical bill with. I turned it in. The cops thought I was crazy, but it felt good saying something. I called back and someone claimed the envelope. They could have kept it, but imagine losing your payment on a procedure or something important.

You did the right thing AND it also earned you a Like reaction on a post on Neogaf.com, the world's pre-eminent gaming lifestyle forum.

 

[MaestroMike]

If it was a hundred bucks I’d keep it if it was over 1,000 I’d prolly call the police and turn it in if it was a bag or suitcase full of cash I wouldn’t touch it or call the police too much trouble

 

[MaestroMike]

Keep it. No matter how much or little.

if it was a suitcase full of cash it’s gonna belong to some drug lord they’ll hunt u down u don’t wanna touch that

 

[daveonezero]

Cash requires some responsibility.

One draw back is if you drop it there isn’t a way to let it back.